Nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by hospital staff in north Jordan

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 223-229

  Na'was, T ^a   Fakhoury, J ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

methicillin resistance; nasal colonization; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; CEPHALOSPORIN; FUSIDIC ACID; METICILLIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE MUCOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

FEMALE; HUMAN; JORDAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; NASAL MUCOSA; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0025868864     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0195-6701(91)90234-Y     Document Type: Article

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