Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on hospital admission in Turkey

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 247-249

  Baykam, Nurcan ^a   Esener, Harika ^a   Ergonul, Onder ^b   Kosker, Pinar Zarakolu ^c   Cirkin, Tuba ^a   Celikbas, Aysel ^a   Eren, Sebnem ^a   Dokuzoguz, Basak ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^c HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; RISK FACTOR; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CARRIER STATE; EXOTOXINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCIDINS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TURKEY;

EID: 62849104082     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.05.014     Document Type: Article

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