Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus control at the National University Hospital, Singapore: A historical perspective

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 855-860

  Tambyah, Paul A ^a,b   Kumarasinghe, Gamini ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Dept Medicine Endocrinol Diabet   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Alert organisms; Critical review; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; REVIEW; SINGAPORE;

EID: 56449106854     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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