Preventing hospital-associated infection: MRSA

MEDSURG Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 77-81

  Upshaw Owens, Marcella ^a   Bailey, Catherine A ^b  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

CROSS INFECTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861764315     PISSN: 10920811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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