Vital signs: Trends in Staphylococcus aureus infections in veterans affairs medical centers - United States, 2005-2017

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2019, Pages 220-224

  Jones, Makoto ^a,b   Jernigan, John A ^c   Evans, Martin E ^a   Roselle, Gary A ^a   Hatfield, Kelly M ^c   Samore, Matthew H ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85062740116     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6809e2     Document Type: Article

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