Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and factors associated with colonization among residents in community long-term-care facilities in Spain

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 867-872

  Manzur, A ^a   Gavalda, L ^a   Ruiz De Gopegui, E ^b   Mariscal, D ^c   Dominguez, M A ^c   Perez, J L ^b   Segura, F ^c   Pujol, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^b Microbiology Service Hospital Universitari Son Dureta   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Geriatrics; Long term care; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MRSA

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECUBITUS; DISEASE CARRIER; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 50149090006     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02060.x     Document Type: Article

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