Carriage of Staphylococcus aureus among 104 healthy persons during a 19-month period

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 51-60

  Eriksen, N H Riewerts ^a,b   Espersen, F ^b   Rosdahl, V Thamdrup ^b   Jensen, K ^c  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b Staphylococcus Laboratory   (Denmark)

^c HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DENMARK; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; SAMPLING; SEX DIFFERENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; CARRIER STATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NASAL LAVAGE FLUID; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; SEX FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE;

EID: 0029111801     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268800058118     Document Type: Article

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