Rate of nosocomial transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococci from isolated patients

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 510-512

  Cheng, A C ^a,c,d,e   Harrington, G ^a   Russo, P ^a,b   Liolios, L ^a   Spelman, D ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b VICNISS Coordinating Centre   (Australia)

^c MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Sappasitthiprasong Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cross infection; Disease transmission; Enterococcus; Infection control; Vancomycin resistance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENTEROCOCCUS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; WARD;

CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 4444318608     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0903.2004.00666.x     Document Type: Article

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