Preemptive isolation to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus cross-transmission in diabetic foot

Diabetes Care

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2341-2342

  Lecornet, Emmanuelle ^a   Robert, Jérôme ^a   Jacqueminet, Sophie ^a   Van Georges, Ha ^a   Jeanne, Sandrine ^a   Bouilloud, Florence ^a   Veyrie, Christine ^a   Jarlier, Vincent ^a   Grimaldi, André ^a   Hartemann Heurtier, Agnès ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FOOT ULCER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AGED; CROSS INFECTION; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ISOLATION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34548461224     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 01495992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc07-0743     Document Type: Article

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