Screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Which anatomical sites to culture? [2]

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 351-353

  Meurman, Olli ^a   Routamaa, M ^a   Peltonen, R ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; METICILLIN;

AXILLA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INGUINAL REGION; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; NOSE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PERINEUM; PREVALENCE; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THROAT;

AXILLA; CARRIER STATE; CROSS INFECTION; GROIN; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; NOSE; PERINEUM; PHARYNX; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 29444443975     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2005.06.005     Document Type: Letter

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