Proposal for common Nordic epidemiological terms and definitions for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 6-7, 2008, Pages 495-502

  Skov, Robert ^a   Gudlaugsson, Olafur ^b   Hardardottir, Hjordis ^b   Harthug, Stig ^c   Jakobsen, Trond ^d   Jørn Kolmos, Hans ^e   Olsson Liljequist, Barbro ^f   Peltonen, Reijo ^g   Tveten, Yngvar ^h   Vuopio Varkila, Jaana ⁱ   Åhren, Christina ^j  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^g TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^h Telelab   (Norway)

ⁱ NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^j SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EUROPE; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 47349128107     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540701864658     Document Type: Article

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