A pilot study to assess frequency of carriage and routes of acquisition of Staphylococcus aureus by healthy infants

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 598-600

  Gries, Delores M ^a   Zemzars, Tamatha F ^a   Gibson, Katy A ^a   O'Hern, Elisa ^a   Iyer, Meera ^a   Myers, Mary ^a   Pultz, Michael J ^b   Li, Yuejin ^b   Donskey, Curtis J ^b  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOSE CAVITY; PILOT STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

CARRIER STATE; CROSS INFECTION; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOTHERS; NOSE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 69049093774     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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