Nasal colonization by methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococcus in community skilled nursing facility patients

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 269-272

  Lee, Yee Lean ^b   Cesario, Thomas ^b   Tran, Chi ^b   Stone, Greg ^b   Thrupp, Lauri D ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COAGULASE; COLISTIN; METICILLIN; NALIDIXIC ACID;

BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAID; NOSE SMEAR; NURSING; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HOMINIS;

EID: 0034087826     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2000.103243     Document Type: Conference Paper

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