Recent initiatives to reduce the spread of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Recent initiatives have achieved marked reductions in meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemias. However, the relative effectiveness of prevention interventions is unclear. Initiatives to control meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus have tended to ignore the benefits of altering antimicrobial prescribing.
Wilcox
Mark H
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Department of Microbiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and University of Leeds, leeds, UK.
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents