The emergency department - An evolving epicenter for healthcare worker acquisition of methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus?

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 581-583

  Popovich, Kyle J ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PREVALENCE; RESCUE PERSONNEL; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

CARRIER STATE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 77952184710     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/652529     Document Type: Note

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