Beyond β: Lessons learned from implementation of the department of veterans affairs methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus prevention initiative

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 763-765

  Garcia Williams, Amanda G ^a   Miller, LaToya J ^c   Burkitt, Kelly H ^b   Cuerdon, Timothy ^e   Jain, Rajiv ^c   Fine, Michael J ^b,d   Jernigan, John A ^a   Sinkowitz Cochran, Ronda L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Veterans Affairs Central Office   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESPONSIBILITY; CROSS INFECTION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; INTERVIEW; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VETERAN;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS INFECTION; HANDWASHING; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VETERANS; HAND DISINFECTION;

EID: 77953823309     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/653818     Document Type: Article

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