Qualitative and (semi)quantitative characterization of nasal and skin methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage of hospitalized patients

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-55

  Rohr, Ute ^a,b   Wilhelm, M ^b   Muhr, G ^a   Gatermann, S ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

MRSA; MRSA extranasal colonization; MRSA skin colonization; Quantitative MRSA characterization

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; OFLOXACIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; AXILLA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREHEAD; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NECK; NOSE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SKIN; SPUTUM CULTURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; THROAT CULTURE; URINE CULTURE; WOUND;

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

EID: 0345861919     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4639-00266     Document Type: Article

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