Health care-associated Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections: a clinical quality indicator for all hospitals

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2006

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Collignon, Peter
Wilkinson , Irene J.
Gilbert, Gwendolyn
Grayson , M. Lindsay
Whitby, Michael

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Australasian Medical Association

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• Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream (SAB) infections are common and serious causes of morbidity and mortality that incur considerable health care costs and are potentially preventable. • It should be relatively easy for hospitals to collect data on th

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Keywords: antibiotic agent; meticillin; antibiotic resistance; article; bacterial strain; communicable disease; data analysis; disease association; disease surveillance; health care; health care cost; health care facility; hospital infection; human; incidence; meth

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Medical Journal of Australia

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