Control of healthcare-associated staphylococcus aureus: Survey of practices in North Carolina hospitals

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 909-911

  Weber, David J ^a,b,c   Hoffmann, Karen K ^a   Rutala, William A ^a   Pyatt, Deborah G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UNITED STATES;

CROSS INFECTION; CULTURE MEDIA; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MASS SCREENING; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NORTH CAROLINA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 70349165110     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/599772     Document Type: Article

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