Is acquisition of methicillin- resistant staphylococcus aureus an occupational hazard for medical students?

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 482-

  Slifka, Kara Jacobs ^a,b   Nettleman, Mary D ^a,b   Dybas, Leslie ^b   Stein, Gary E ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Flint Area Medical Education   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NOSE SMEAR; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THROAT CULTURE; UNITED STATES;

CARRIER STATE; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651093752     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/600824     Document Type: Letter

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