Introduction

Disease-a-Month

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 419-421

  McFee, Robin B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICATION ERROR; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTION; CROSS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67149135207     PISSN: 00115029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2009.03.013     Document Type: Editorial

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