Prevalence of nasal colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in selected patient populations

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 603-605

  Price, M F ^a   Carlini, M ^a   Houston, S ^a   Gentry, L O ^a  

^a ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOSE SMEAR; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0033795891     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501813     Document Type: Article

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