Reduction of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection among veterans in Atlanta

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 62-68

  Stenehjem, Edward ^a,b   Stafford, Cortney ^a   Rimland, David ^a,b  

^a ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

CARRIER STATE; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VETERANS;

EID: 84870905816     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/668776     Document Type: Review

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