Consideration to culture health care workers related to increased methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus activity in a neonatal intensive care unit

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 638-643

  Grant, Patti S ^a   Charns, L Gale ^a   Rawot, Bonnie W ^a   Benedetti, Susan G ^a  

^a MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; SCREENING TEST;

CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 55049110912     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.03.006     Document Type: Article

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