Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Canadian inner-city shelter

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 249-252

  Szakacs, Tom A ^a   Toye, Baldwin ^a   Turnbull, Jeffrey M ^a   Muckle, Wendy ^b   Roth, Virginia R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Ottawa Inner City Health Initiative   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Prevalence; Shelter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 34948899753     PISSN: 17129532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2007/264257     Document Type: Article

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