Staphylococcus aureus isolation from the lesions, the hands, and anterior nares of patients with atopic dermatitis

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 207-211

  Williams, Judith V ^a   Vowels, Ben ^a   Honig, Paul ^a   Leyden, James J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Dermatitis, atopic; Hand carriage; Nasal carriage; Staphylococcal infections; Staphylococcus aureus; Wound care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WOUND CARE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; INFANT; NOSE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032949250     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(98)00151-6     Document Type: Article

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