Isolation facilities for patients with meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): how adequate are they?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 274-275

  Doherty, T ^a   Thomas, T ^a   Walsh, J ^a   Moore, J ^a   Morris Downes, M ^a   Smyth, E G ^a   Humphreys, H ^a,b  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; IRELAND; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PATIENT ISOLATION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33847081174     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.12.002     Document Type: Letter

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