Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus: A new pandemic?

Plastic Surgical Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 168-169

  Cuddy, Suzanne M ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG APPROVAL; EPIDEMIC; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PLASTIC SURGERY; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG APPROVAL; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGERY, PLASTIC; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 61549105026     PISSN: 07415206     EISSN: 15501841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSN.0b013e31818ea7ca     Document Type: Article

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