Is an increase of MRSA in Oslo, Norway, associated with changed infection control policy?

Journal of Infection

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 531-538

  Andersen, Bjørg Marit ^a,b   Rasch, Mette ^a   Syversen, Gaute ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b VID SPECIALIZED UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Decontamination; Disinfection; Follow up of MRSA; Guidelines; Infection control; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; NURSING HOME; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 36048985019     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2007.09.008     Document Type: Article

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