Active surveillance cultures are not required to control MRSA infections in the critical care setting

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 461-463

  Edmond, Michael B ^a,b   Ober, Janis F ^b   Bearman, Gonzalo ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVICE INFECTION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

CRITICAL CARE; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 48049110095     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.09.011     Document Type: Article

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