Nasal carriage of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus in individuals exposed and not exposed to hospital environments

European Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 570-574

  El Jalil, Hantash Abed ^a   Jallad, Muna ^a   Thwaini, Abdul Jalil ^b  

^a Department of Health Policy   (United States)

^b Amman   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus(MRSA); Methicillin sensitive staphyloccus aureus (MSSA); Nasal carriage

Indexed keywords

EID: 65349183965     PISSN: 1450216X     EISSN: 1450202X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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