Cross-sectional survey of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus home-based decolonization practices in Scotland

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 140-143

  Currie, K ^a   Cuthbertson, L ^a   Price, L ^a   Reilly, J ^a,b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HEALTH PROTECTION SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross sectional survey; Decolonization; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Patient advice

Indexed keywords

PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HOME BASED DECOLONIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MOUTH HYGIENE; NONHUMAN; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CARRIER STATE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MUPIROCIN; SCOTLAND; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84855995087     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.11.015     Document Type: Article

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