Preventing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission in hospitals: An Executive Summary of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc, Elimination Guide

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 595-598

  Rebmann, Terri ^a   Aureden, Kathy ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sherman Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

hospital; infection control; infection prevention; Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus; multidrug resistant organism

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE CULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BIOSURVEILLANCE; HAND HYGIENE PROTOCOL; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE CULTURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CALIFORNIA; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 80052032781     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.10.019     Document Type: Article

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