Active surveillance cultures for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an intensive care unit

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1237-1238

  Wagenvoort, Johan H T ^a   De Brauwer, Els I ^a   Gronenschild, Jo M ^a   Toenbreker, Hub J ^a   Schopen, Anita M ^a  

^a Atrium mc Parkstad ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; NETHERLANDS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 53349146223     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/592358     Document Type: Letter

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