Clinical and genetic analysis of Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonisation and exit-site infection in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 734-737

  Kreft, B ^a   Eckstein, S ^a   Kahl, A ^b   Frei, U ^b   Witte, W ^c   Trautmann, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NOSE CARTILAGE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CATHETERIZATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL LAVAGE FLUID; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0034751967     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960100597     Document Type: Article

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