Acinetobacter nares colonization of healthy US soldiers [1]

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 787-788

  Griffith, Matthew E ^a   Ellis, Michael W ^a   Murray, Clinton K ^a  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; AFGHANISTAN; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INJURY; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOSE CAVITY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES;

ACINETOBACTER; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NOSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747640489     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/505923     Document Type: Letter

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