The role of patient isolation and compliance with isolation practices in the control of nosocomial MRSA in acute care

International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 206-224

  Halcomb, Elizabeth J ^a   Griffiths, Rhonda ^a   Fernandez, Ritin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b New South Wales Centre for Evidence Based Health Care   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute care; Infection control; Isolation; MRSA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857738168     PISSN: 17441595     EISSN: 17441609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01258363-200806000-00004     Document Type: Article

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