HICPAC/SHEA - Conflicting guidelines: What is the standard of care?

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 504-511

  Jackson, Marguerite ^a   Jarvis, William R ^b   Scheckler, William E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c St Mary's Hospital Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENTEROCOCCUS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PATIENT ISOLATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 9644289532     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2004.10.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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