Carriage of multiple subtypes of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by intensive care unit patients

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1063-1067

  Lim, Megan S C ^a,c   Marshall, Caroline L ^a   Spelman, Denis ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MACFARLANE BURNET INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BODY REGIONS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SCREENING; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

AXILLA; CARRIER STATE; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GROIN; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; NOSE; PHARYNX; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33750569618     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/507959     Document Type: Article

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