Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: An assessment of environmental contamination in a burn center

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 515-517

  Andrade, Cassandra ^a   Champagne, Sue ^b   Caruso, Daniel ^b   Foster, Kevin ^b   Reynolds, Kelly ^b  

^a Department of Agriculture and Life Sciences ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BURN; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMMUNITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; SEPSIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BURN UNITS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OXACILLIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 67651061525     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.10.026     Document Type: Letter

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