Comparison of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage rate in the general population with the health-worker population

New Zealand Journal of Medical Laboratory Science

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 4-6

  Fadheel, Zena H ^a   Perry, Holly E ^b   Henderson, Ross A ^a  

^a NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Health workers; Methicillin; MRSA; Prevalence; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

CEFOXITIN; CHLORHEXIDINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 41849121919     PISSN: 11710195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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