Discordance between staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization and skin infections in children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 244-246

  Chen, Aaron E ^a,b   Cantey, Joseph B ^a   Carroll, Karen C ^a   Ross, Tracy ^a   Speser, Sharon ^a   Siberry, George K ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

CA MRSA; MRSA; Nasal colonization; Pediatric; Skin

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOSE CAVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT INFECTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION; ADOLESCENT; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTION;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; METICILLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HUMANS; INFANT; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NASAL CAVITY; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 63449108586     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31818cb0c4     Document Type: Article

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