Low prevalence of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in dutch nursing homes

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 768-769

  Greenland, Katie ^a,b   Rijnders, Michelle I A ^c   Mulders, Mick ^a   Haenen, Anja ^a   Spalburg, Emile ^a   Van De Kassteele, Jan ^a   De Neeling, Albert ^a   Stobberingh, Ellen ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DATA BASE; DEMENTIA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NETHERLANDS; NOSE SMEAR; NURSING HOME; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; SAMPLE SIZE; SCREENING;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 79954590745     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03325.x     Document Type: Letter

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