Transmission of resistant bacteria in intensive care [1]

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 365, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 761-766

  Seligman, Stephen J ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABORATORY TEST; LENGTH OF STAY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 85048354510     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1107077     Document Type: Letter

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