Nasal carriage of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in medical students

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 91-92

  Baliga, S ^a   Bansil, R ^a   Suchitra, U ^a   Bharati, B ^a   Vidyalakshmi, K ^a   Shenoy, S ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAGULASE; MANNITOL; OXACILLIN;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PATHOGENESIS; RECOVERY ROOM; RISK FACTOR; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL WARD; WOUND INFECTION;

CARRIER STATE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; NASAL CAVITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 37749050499     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.10.008     Document Type: Letter

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