Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus prevalence in community in the East Delhi area

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 54-56

  Saxena, Sonal ^a   Singh, Kavita ^a   Talwar, Vibha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADULT; CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0041671076     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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