Microbiologic surveillance using nasal cultures alone is sufficient for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in neonates

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2755-2757

  Singh, Kamaljit ^a,b   Gavin, Patrick J ^b,c   Vescio, Thomas ^b,c   Thomson Jr , Richard B ^b,c   Deddish, Ruth B ^a,b   Fisher, Adrienne ^c   Noskin, Gary A ^a,b   Peterson, Lance R ^b,c  

^a NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EVANSTON NORTHWESTERN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AXILLA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NOSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; UMBILICUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UMBILICUS;

EID: 0037504193     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.6.2755-2757.2003     Document Type: Article

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