Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in two child care centers

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 577-580

  Adcock, Penny M ^b   Pastor, Patricia ^c   Medley, Francinne ^c   Patterson, Jan E ^c   Murphy, Trudy V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031820476     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517478     Document Type: Article

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