Discontinuation of contact precautions for patients no longer colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 541-543

  Vikram, Holenarasipur R ^a   Dumigan, Diane G ^b   Kohan, Cynthia ^b   Havill, Nancy L ^b   Tauman, Allison ^c   Boyce, John M ^b,d  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF SAINT RAPHAEL   (United States)

^c Veterans Health Administration Performance Services   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN;

CARRIER STATE; CULTURE MEDIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NASAL CAVITY; PATIENT ISOLATION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 77951071911     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/652455     Document Type: Article

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