The value of multiple surveillance cultures for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 596-599

  Forward, Kevin R ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOSE SMEAR; SCREENING TEST; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CANADA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; GROIN; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOSE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 77957141670     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.12.015     Document Type: Article

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