Staphylococcus aureus colonization among nursing home residents in a large Finnish nursing home

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 11-12, 2007, Pages 996-1001

  Kerttula, Anne Marie ^a   Lyytikäinen, Outi ^a   Virolainen, Anni ^a   Finne Soveri, Harriet ^b   Agthe, Niina ^a   Vuopio Varkila, Jaana ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Department of Social Services   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; FINLAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOSE; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PERINEUM; SKIN CULTURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THROAT CULTURE; URINE CULTURE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; NURSING HOMES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 36349003512     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540701466207     Document Type: Article

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