Detection of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among healthcare workers in Libyan hospitals

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 91-92

  Zorgani, A ^a   Elahmer, O ^b   Franka, E ^a   Grera, A ^a   Abudher, A ^b   Ghenghesh, K S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIPOLI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^b National Libyan Center for Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; LETTER; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NURSE; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LIBYA; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 68349146404     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.06.019     Document Type: Letter

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