A simple prophylaxis regimen for MRSA: Its impact on the incidence of infection in patients undergoing liver resection

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-38

  Al Mukhtar, Ahmed ^a   Wong, Vincent K H ^a   Malik, Hassan Z ^a   Abu Hilal, Mohammed ^a   Denton, Miles ^b   Wilcox, Mark ^b   Lodge, J Peter A ^a   Toogood, Giles J ^a   Prasad, K Rajendra ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost savings; MRSA; Mupirocin; Prophylaxis; Protocol

Indexed keywords

PSEUDOMONIC ACID; TRICLOSAN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 58349102948     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X359060     Document Type: Article

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