Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage and surgical-site infections

Surgery

Volumn 134, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2003, Pages

  Herwaldt, Loreen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NASOPHARYNX; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL MASK; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0346874138     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6060(03)00390-8     Document Type: Article

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