Factors affecting the nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 146-148

  Chacko, J ^a   Kuruvila, M ^a   Bhat, G ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

HIV infection; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Nasal carriage

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN;

ADULT; AGAR DILUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKIN DISEASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 65449126302     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.49429     Document Type: Article

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