Isolation measures for prevention of infection with respiratory pathogens in cystic fibrosis: a systematic review?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 374-375

  Hoiby N ^a   Johansen, H Krogh ^a  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COUGHING; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ERADICATION THERAPY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LETTER; MORBIDITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SPUTUM;

CROSS INFECTION; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HUMANS; PATIENT ISOLATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS;

EID: 33947574761     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.11.012     Document Type: Letter

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