Update on emerging infections: News from the centers for disease control and prevention

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 447-450

  Liang, Stephen Y ^a   Marschall, Jonas ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CANDIDA; CENTRAL LINE ASSOCIATED BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 80054976298     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.07.035     Document Type: Review

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