Optimisation of the antibiotic policy in the Netherlands. XII. The SWAB guideline for antimicrobial eradication of MRSA in carriers

Wertheim, HFL; Ammerlaan, HSM; Bonten, MJM; Van Den Broek, PJ; Troelstra, A; Vandenbroucke-Grauls, CMJE; Vos, MC; Voss, A; Nouwen, JL; Kluytmans, JAJW

Abstract:

- The 'Stichting Werkgroep Antibioticabeleid' (SWAB; Dutch Working Party on Antibiotics Policy) has developed evidence-based guidelines for the antimicrobial treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers for the eradication of MRSA. - A distinction was made between uncomplicated and complicated carriage depending on the presence or absence of an active MRSA infection, skin lesions, foreign body material, mupirocin resistance and/or extranasal carriage. - The indicat...

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APA Style

Wertheim, H. F. L., Ammerlaan, H. S. M., Bonten, M. J. M., Van Den Broek, P. J., Troelstra, A., Vandenbroucke-Grauls, C. M. J. E., Vos, M. C., Voss, A., Nouwen, J. L., & Kluytmans, J. A. J. W. (2008). Optimisation of the antibiotic policy in the Netherlands. XII. The SWAB guideline for antimicrobial eradication of MRSA in carriers. Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde, 152(49), 2667–2671.

MLA Style

Wertheim, H. FL, et al. “Optimisation of the Antibiotic Policy in the Netherlands. XII. The SWAB Guideline for Antimicrobial Eradication of MRSA in Carriers.” Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde, vol. 152, no. 49, 2008, pp. 2667–71.

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Wertheim, HFL, HSM Ammerlaan, MJM Bonten, PJ Van Den Broek, A Troelstra, CMJE Vandenbroucke-Grauls, MC Vos, A Voss, JL Nouwen, and JAJW Kluytmans. 2008. “Optimisation of the Antibiotic Policy in the Netherlands. XII. The SWAB Guideline for Antimicrobial Eradication of MRSA in Carriers.” Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde 152 (49): 2667–71.
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