Associated risk factors and pulsed field gel electrophoresis of nasal isolates of Staphylococcusaureus from medical students in a tertiary hospital in Lagos, Nigeria

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-69

  Adesida, Solayide A ^a   Abioye, Olusegun A ^a   Bamiro, Babajide S ^a   Brai, Bartholomew I C ^a   Smith, Stella I ^a   Amisu, Kehinde O ^a   Ehichioya, Deborah U ^a   Ogunsola, Folasade T ^a   Coker, Akitoye O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Carriage rate; Nasal isolates; PFGE; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; HEMOLYSIN; NORFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 34347371850     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702007000100016     Document Type: Article

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