Challenges of applying the SHEA/HICPAC metrics for multidrug-resistant organisms to a real-world setting

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 323-332

  Furuya, E Yoko ^a   Larson, Elaine ^b   Landers, Timothy ^c   Jia, Haomiao ^d   Ross, Barbara ^e   Behta, Maryam ^e  

^a PH 8W No 876 ^*  (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Medicine   (United States)

^e NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION HEALTHCARE INFECTION CONTROL PRACTICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; METRIC SYSTEM; RATING SCALE; SOCIETY FOR HEALTHCARE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF AMERICA;

CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PREVALENCE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79952606867     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/658939     Document Type: Article

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