Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on surfaces of an intensive care unit;Staphylococcus aureus resistente à; meticilina em superficies de uma Unidade de Terapia Intensiva

ACTA Paulista de Enfermagem

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 453-458

  Ferreira, Adriano Menis ^a   De Andrade, Denise ^a,b   Rigotti, Marcelo Alessandro ^a   De Almeida, Margarete Teresa Gottardo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development   (Brazil)

^c FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DE SÃO JOSÉ DO RIO PRETO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cross infection; Equipment contamination; Methicillin resistance; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053986747     PISSN: 01032100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-21002011000400002     Document Type: Article

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