Epidemiology of methicillin-susceptible staphylococcus aureus in a university medical center day care facility

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 145-147

  Hewlett, Angela L ^a,b   Falk, Pamela S ^a   Hughes, Katrina S ^b   Mayhall, C Glen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care; Day care; MSSA; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; DAY CARE; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; NOSE; OROPHARYNX; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECTUM; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 75949091912     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181b92109     Document Type: Article

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