Nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the children of hospital staff attending a day-care centre

Medical Science Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 161-162

  Palanduz, Ayjje ^a,b,c   Guler, Nermin ^a,b   Kansak, Nilgiin ^a,c   Yalçin, Lijik ^a,c   Kaygusuz, Arif ^a,b  

^a Department of Pediatrics ^*  (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Fevzi Pasa Caddesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carrier state; Methicillin resistance; Mupirocin; Pre school children; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD CARE; DAY CARE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032770228     PISSN: 02698951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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