An econometric view of the dynamic relationship between antibiotic consumption, hand disinfection and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 630-631

  Kaier, Klaus ^a,b   Frank, Uwe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial therapy; Hand hygiene; MRSA; Resistance; Time series analysis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; MACROLIDE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ALCOHOL BASED HAND RUB; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DISINFECTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG USE; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HAND WASHING; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOTE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SWITZERLAND; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 60649085791     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkn517     Document Type: Note

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