Screening inpatients for MRSA - Case closed

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 368, Issue 24, 2013, Pages 2314-2315

  Edmond, Michael B ^a   Wenzel, Richard P ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEM; CHLORHEXIDINE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; EDITORIAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MASS SCREENING; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84878887086     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe1304831     Document Type: Editorial

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