Carriage of Staphylococcus aureus in the elderly

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 201-206

  Parnaby, R M ^a,b   O'Dwyer, G ^a   Monsey, H A ^a   Shafi, M S ^a  

^a Central Middlesex PHL and NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b GEORGE ELIOT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly inpatients; MRSA; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOSE; SCREENING; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0030016387     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(96)90003-1     Document Type: Article

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