Strains of Staphylococcus aureus obtained from drug-use networks are closely linked

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 671-677

  Quagliarello, Bianca ^a   Cespedes, Christian ^a   Miller, Maureen ^c   Toro, Aixsa ^a   Vavagiakis, Peter ^d   Klein, Robert S ^d   Lowy, Franklin D ^a,b  

^a Division of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^b College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^d ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; DRUG ABUSE; INFECTION RISK; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADULT; CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NASAL CAVITY; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0037105648     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/342196     Document Type: Article

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