Investigation of nasal colonization of health care workers by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with using new generation real-time PCR assay: Discussing of risks

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 5531-5535

  Zer, Yasemin ^a   Karaoglan, Ilkay ^a   Namiduru, Mustafa ^a   Balci, Iclal ^a   Karagoz, Işik Didem ^a   Ozaslan, Mehmet ^a   Kilic, Halil Ibrahim ^a   Suner, Aynur ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Health care staff; Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); Nasal colonization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 73349105586     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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