A new journal and new global perspective on infection control and public health

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control

Volumn 1, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Voss, Andreas ^a,b   Kluytmans, Jan ^c,d   Pittet, Didier ^e,f  

^a CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^f WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEMASE; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; METALLO BETA LACTAMASE; METALLO BETA LACTAMASE 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGEN LOAD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

EID: 84938483423     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20472994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2047-2994-1-4     Document Type: Editorial

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