Importance of postoperative factors in the study of the epidemiology of surgical site infection due to methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 406-408

  Manian, Farrin A ^a   Khoury, Jad A ^a  

^a ST JOHN S MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NURSING HOME; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 63449140180     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/596046     Document Type: Letter

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