Association of staphylococcus aureus colonization in parturient mothers and their babies

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 742-744

  Huang, Yhu Chering ^a,b   Chao, An Shine ^a   Chang, Shuenn Dyh ^a   Chen, Yu Jung ^b   Peng, Mei Tsung ^c   Sung, Junn Hung ^c   Chen, Chung Jen ^c  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c Sung Junn Hung Maternity Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Colonization; Genotyping analysis; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Newborn; Parturient mother

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; PARTURIENT PARESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 68649085199     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31819c132a     Document Type: Article

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