Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization and influence on outcome in the critically ill

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 583-589

  Niven, Daniel J ^a   Laupland, Kevin B ^a,b   Gregson, Daniel B ^a,b   Church, Deirdre L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critically ill; Nasal colonization; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NOSE MUCOSA; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

AGED; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 70449713470     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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