Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in nursing homes in a major UK city: An anonymized point prevalence survey

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-5

  Fraise, A P ^a   Mitchell, K ^a   O'Brien, S J ^b   Oldfield, K ^a   Wise, R ^a  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; FINGER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE; NURSING HOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGERY; UNITED KINGDOM;

BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; CARRIER STATE; CROSS INFECTION; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FEMALE; FINGERS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; NOSE; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGERY;

EID: 0031045721     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268896007182     Document Type: Article

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