Lack of community-associated MRSA in Rome

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 374-376

  Orsi, G B ^a   Mastroianni, C M ^a   Giordano, A ^a   Monaco, M ^b   Venditti, M ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ITALY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; ROME; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61349127140     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.11.027     Document Type: Letter

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