What should be done with nasal Staphylococcus aureus carriers? [3]

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 353-354

  Kampf, Guenter ^a,b  

^a Bode Chemie GmbH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN; OXACILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DRUG EXPOSURE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; NOSE; PHENOTYPE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CARRIER STATE; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; NASAL CAVITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 29444440759     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2005.06.027     Document Type: Letter

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