Cost-savings achieved by eradication of epidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (EMRSA)-16 from a large teaching hospital

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 688-695

  Bjorholt I ^a   Haglind, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIC METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS 16; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COST SAVINGS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SWEDEN;

EID: 4644319652     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-004-1198-1     Document Type: Article

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