Serial survey of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among residents in a nursing home

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1991, Pages 416-421

  Hsu, Clement C S ^a  

^a Institute of Human Genetics   (Taiwan)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; NOSE MUCOSA; NURSING HOME; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

CARRIER STATE; CHICAGO; COHORT STUDIES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; NASAL MUCOSA; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0026197449     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/646371     Document Type: Article

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