MRSA in dermatology - Prospective epidemiological study in employees and patients of a dermatological department of a university hospital;MRSA in der Dermatologie - Prospektive epidemiologische Untersuchung bei Mitarbeitern und Patienten einer dermatologischen Universitätsklinik

JDDG - Journal of the German Society of Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 607-612

  Reich Schupke, Stefanie ^a   Geis, Gabriele ^a   Reising, Matthias ^a   Altmeyer, Peter ^a   Stücker, Markus ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

epidemiology; hospitalization; nosocomial infection; risk factors; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREVALENCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 77954842169     PISSN: 16100379     EISSN: 16100387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2010.07381.x     Document Type: Article

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