Hospital methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus active surveillance practices in Los Angeles County: Implications of legislation-based infection control, 2008

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 653-656

  Peterson, Ashley ^a   Marquez, Patricia ^a   Terashita, Dawn ^a   Burwell, Lauren ^a   Mascola, Laurene ^a  

^a LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

hospital infections; infection control; methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MRSA; nosocomial infections; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; SCREENING;

CALIFORNIA; CROSS INFECTION; DATA COLLECTION; HOSPITALS; INFECTION CONTROL; LEGISLATION, HOSPITAL; LOS ANGELES; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 77957102436     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.01.007     Document Type: Article

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