High colonization pressure might compromise the efficiency of routine methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus screening [9]

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 766-

  Pavlov, Ivan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST;

HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33847052498     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/511689     Document Type: Letter

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