MRSA prevention strategies and current guidelines

Injury

Volumn 42, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2011, Pages

  Byrne, F M ^a   Wilcox, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infection; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Prevention

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS VACCINE; TEICOPLANIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BONE INFECTION; COMPUTER MODEL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LAMINAR AIRFLOW; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION;

EID: 84555195560     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(11)70125-5     Document Type: Article

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