The incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Kosovar-Albanian refugees at Randers;Forekomst af methicillinresistent Staphylococcus aureus blandt kosova-albanske flygtninge på Flygtningecenter Randers

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 162, Issue 46, 2000, Pages 6241-6243

  Hansen, Birte ^a   Pedersen, Lisbeth Nørum ^a   Arpi, Magnus ^a   Obel, Niels ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ALBANIA; ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; DENMARK; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; MICROBIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PREVALENCE; REFUGEE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; YUGOSLAVIA;

ALBANIA; CROSS INFECTION; DENMARK; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PATIENT ISOLATION; PREVALENCE; REFUGEES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; YUGOSLAVIA;

EID: 0034644991     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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