Practices to prevent multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Thailand: A national survey

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 416-421

  Apisarnthanarak, Anucha ^a   Khawcharoenporn, Thana ^a   Mundy, Linda M ^b  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b LM Mundy LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospitals; Nosocomial infection; Prevention; Resource limited setting

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; BATH; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONER; INFECTION PREVENTION; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; THAILAND;

EID: 84876916325     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.05.011     Document Type: Article

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