Is Nasal Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus More Prevalent among Student Healthcare Workers? [2]

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 364-365

  Berthelot, Philippe ^a   Grattard, Florence ^a   Fascia, Pascal ^a   Martin, Isabelle ^a   Mallaval, Franck Olivier ^a   Ros, Alain ^a   Pozzetto, Bruno ^a   Lucht, Frederic ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

ANTISEPSIS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT;

CARRIER STATE; FRANCE; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; NOSE; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 2442597126     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/503498     Document Type: Letter

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