Molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus disseminated in a home care system

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1041-1050

  Rozenbaum, R ^a   Silva Carvalho, M C ^b   Souza, R R ^b   Melo, M C N ^d   Gobbi, C N ^b   Coelho, L R ^b   Ferreira, R L ^b   Ferreira Carvalho, B T ^b   Schuenck, A L ^c   Neves, F M C S ^c   Silva, L R P O F ^c   Figueiredo, A M S ^b  

^a HOSPITAL SAMARITANO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c Medlar Internações Domiciliares   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOSE SMEAR; SCREENING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAZIL; CARRIER STATE; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33750562581     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/507921     Document Type: Article

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