Prevalence of toxin producing strains of Staphylococcus aureus in a pediatric burns unit

Burns

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 334-340

  Khojasteh, V Javid ^a   Edwards Jones, V ^b   Childs, C ^c   Foster, H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burns unit; Environmental contamination; Pediatric; Staphylococcus aureus; Toxin

Indexed keywords

AGAR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN A; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN B; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN C; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN D; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME TOXIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR SAMPLER; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE BACTERIUM; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BED; BURN; CHAIR; ENVIRONMENT; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MEDICAL STAFF; PEDIATRIC WARD; PREVALENCE; SAMPLE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BURN UNITS; BURNS; CHILD; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33947326437     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2006.07.009     Document Type: Article

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