Corrigendum to "Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus epidemiology and transmission in a Dutch hospital" [Journal of Hospital Infection 2009; 72: 299-306] (DOI:10.1016/j.jhin.2009.05.006);Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus epidemiology and transmission in a Dutch hospital

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 299-306

  van Rijen, M M L ^a   Bosch, T ^b   Heck, M E O C ^b   Kluytmans, J A J W ^a,c  

^a AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Spa; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MOLECULAR TYPING; NETHERLANDS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 67650995425     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.08.005     Document Type: Erratum

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