A major reduction in hospital-onset staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in australia: A question of definition

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1808-1809

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

^a VICNISS Coordinating Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; MEDICAL DEVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL BACTEREMIA; BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84924985730     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu691     Document Type: Letter

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