Nasal Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Hospital Staff and Outpatients

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 169-171

  Cesur, Salih ^a,b   Çokça, Fügen ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Baskanligi Tuberkuloz Referans   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOSE SMEAR; OUTPATIENT; RISK FACTOR;

CARRIER STATE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; NOSE; OUTPATIENTS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TURKEY;

EID: 1342332680     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502371     Document Type: Article

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