The oral cavity - An overlooked site for MRSA screening and subsequent decolonisation therapy?

Journal of Infection

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 378-379

  Small, H ^a   Casey, A L ^a   Elliott, T S J ^a   Rollason, J ^b   Hilton, A C ^b   Ball, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTROBAN NASAL; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERADICATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOUTH CAVITY; MOUTH INFECTION; NOSE INFECTION; NOSE SMEAR; ORAL BIOPSY; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SCREENING TEST; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH; NASAL CAVITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34548528268     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2007.05.175     Document Type: Letter

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