Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage as a marker for subsequent staphylococcal infections in intensive care unit patients

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 351-357

  Corbella, X ^a   Dominguez M A ^a   Pujol, M ^a   Ayats, J ^a   Sendra, M ^a   Pallares, R ^a   Ariza, J ^a   Gudiol, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOSE SMEAR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARRIER STATE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; NASAL CAVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0030990437     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01726362     Document Type: Article

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