A prevalence screen of MRSA nasal colonisation amongst UK doctors in a non-clinical environment

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 991-995

  Brady, R R W ^a   McDermott, C ^a   Graham, C ^a   Harrison, E M ^b   Eunson, G ^c   Fraise, A P ^d   Dunlop, M G ^a   Gibb, A P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NOSE INFECTION; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; UNITED KINGDOM;

CARRIER STATE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NASAL MUCOSA; PHYSICIANS; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 68849128483     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-009-0718-4     Document Type: Article

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