Eradication of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus by “ring fencing” of elective orthopaedic beds

BMJ

Volumn 329, Issue 7458, 2004, Pages 48-50

  Biant, Leela C ^a   Teare, E Louise ^a   Williams, william W ^a   Tuite, Jeremy D ^a  

^a BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERADICATION THERAPY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BEDS; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 85007691238     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.329.7458.149     Document Type: Article

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