Dissecting a multi-intervention methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus prevention bundle may miss emergent properties

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1027-1028

  Lawes, Timothy Graham ^a   Gould, Ian M ^b  

^a RAIGMORE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VETERANS;

EID: 84866130736     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cis602     Document Type: Letter

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