Role of occupational health staff in investigation of invasive group A streptococcal infection hospital outbreak

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 199-201

  Johnson, E ^a   Giri, P ^a   Parsons, H K ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Group A streptococcus; Hospital acquired; Infection control; Occupational health; Outbreak

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BREAST REDUCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIC; EXFOLIATIVE DERMATITIS; FOLLOW UP; GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; NONHUMAN;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 84862650408     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2012.04.016     Document Type: Article

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