Tonsillectomy for treatment of persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus throat carriage [5]

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 266-267

  Leenders, A C A P ^a   Renders, N R ^a   Pelk, M ^a   Janssen, M ^a  

^a JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; POVIDONE IODINE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLEANING; ERADICATION THERAPY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; NURSE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHARYNGITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS;

ADULT; CARRIER STATE; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; NURSES; PHARYNX; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 13344249678     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.09.017     Document Type: Letter

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