Commentary: Prevention of recurrent staphylococcal infections

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 935-937

  Kaplan, Sheldon L ^a  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Recurrent infection; Sodium hypochlorite; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING AGENT; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BATH; CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NASAL COLONIZATION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; RECURRENT INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED STATES; DRUG EFFECT; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; RECURRENT DISEASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BATHS; CHILD; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; RECURRENCE; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 54049118536     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31818632b3     Document Type: Article

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