Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus in healthy preschool children

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-72

  Oguzkaya Artan, Muge ^a   Baykan, Zeynep ^a   Artan, Cem ^b  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Nuh Naci Yazgan Chest Diseases Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; OXACILLIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PARENT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; NOSE; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TURKEY;

EID: 40349093230     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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