Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection in Australian hospitals: Findings from a Victorian surveillance system

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 200, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 282-284

  Worth, Leon J ^a   Spelman, Tim ^a   Bull, Ann L ^a   Richards, Michael J ^a  

^a Victorian Healthcare Associated Infection Surveillance System (VICNISS) Coordinating Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATHETER INFECTION; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STATISTICS; SURGICAL INFECTION;

CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VICTORIA;

EID: 84899916653     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja13.10599     Document Type: Article

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