The investigation of nasal MRSA carriage and colonization of nasopharyngeal pathogens at a primary school in Düzce

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 359-365

  Yildirim, Mustafa ^a   Şahin, Idris ^a   Başak, Semra ^a   Öksüz, Şükrü ^b   Özaydin, Çiǧdem ^a   Acar, Selda ^a   Şencan, Irfan ^c   Karabay, Oǧuz ^d  

^a DUZCE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Duzce Ataturk State Hospital   (Turkey)

^c DISKAPI YILDIRIM BEYAZIT TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^d ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Nasal MRSA carriage; Nasopharyngeal colonization; Respiratory tract pathogens; Schoolchildren

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ENZYME KINETICS; HEALTH CARE; MICROBIOLOGY;

NASAL MRSA CARRIAGE; NASOPHARYNGEAL COLONIZATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT PATHOGENS; SCHOOL CHILDREN;

PATHOGENS;

BETA LACTAMASE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NASOPHARYNX; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 36849056967     PISSN: 13000144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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