Environmental control of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus and other hospital acquired infections

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1015-

  Curtis, Luke ^a  

^a Norwegian American Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; CHLORHEXIDINE;

AIR QUALITY; ASPERGILLUS; BACTEREMIA; BURN UNIT; CLEANING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FILTER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

AEROSOLS; ASPERGILLOSIS; BURN UNITS; BURNS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEXAS;

EID: 57149101908     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e31818ba13c     Document Type: Letter

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