What is the size and nature of the current need for single room isolation in hospital, and how does success or 'failure to isolate' patients affect the control of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)?

Healthcare-associated infections, in particular those caused by antibiotic-resistant organisms, are a major cause of morbidity, mortality and increased cost to healthcare providers and MRSA are, in terms of prevalence, by far the most significant resistant organisms in the United Kingdom as well as...

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Main Author: Wigglesworth, Neil Andrew
Other Authors: Wilcox, M. H.
Published: University of Leeds 2007
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.514034