Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus control in Singapore - Moving forward

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 891-896

  Pereira, Lynette A ^a,b   Fisher, Dale A ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Colonisation; Infection; Infection control

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SCREENING; SINGAPORE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 56449106609     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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