An investigation of MRSA from the burns ward: The importance of hand hygiene

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 476-479

  Duggal, Shalini ^a   Kaur, Nirmaljit ^b   Hans, Charoo ^b  

^a Dr Baba Sahib Ambedkar Hospital   (India)

^b DR RAM MANOHAR LOHIA HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Burns; Hand hygiene; MRSA

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; LINEZOLID; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BURN INFECTION; BURN UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAND HYGIENE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; KLEBSIELLA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SCREENING;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79959301275     PISSN: None     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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