Differences in skin flora between inpatients and chronically ill outpatients

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 298-305

  Larson, Elaine L ^a   Cronquist, Alicia B ^a   Whittier, Susan ^a   Lai, Lena ^a   Lyle, Christopher T ^b   Latta, Phyllis Della ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b 3M COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FLORA;

EID: 0033942301     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhl.2000.108324     Document Type: Article

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