Controlling MRSA in head and neck cancer patients: What works?

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 224-227

  Supriya, Mrinal ^a   Shakeel, Muhammad ^a   Santangeli, Louise ^a   Ah See, Kim Wong ^a  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCREENING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 59349121038     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2008.11.029     Document Type: Article

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