Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Prevalence, incidence and risk factors associated with colonization in Sri Lanka

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 145-148

  Corea, Enoka ^a   de Silva, T ^a   Perera, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Colonization; MRSA; Nosocomial

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METICILLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; EMPIRICISM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOSE INFECTION; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SRI LANKA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARRIER STATE; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SRI LANKA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0347590927     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(03)00256-1     Document Type: Article

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