Decreasing MRSA infections: An end met by unclear means

JAMA

Volumn 301, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 772-773

  Climo, Michael William ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BACTEREMIA; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; NOTE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60749121755     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.149     Document Type: Editorial

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