Benefits and drawbacks of universal surveillance of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-

  Diekema, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CANDIDA; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; KLEBSIELLA; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH SURVEY; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNITED STATES;

CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS;

EID: 46449115466     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-149-1-200807010-00024     Document Type: Letter

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