Prevalence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in high school wrestling environments

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 12-16

  Stanforth, Bethany ^a   Krause, Andrew ^a   Starkey, Chad ^a   Ryan, Timothy J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAMPLING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; HYGIENE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SANITATION; SCHOOL; SPORTS MEDICINE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WRESTLING;

ATHLETES; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; HYGIENE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OHIO; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SANITATION; SCHOOLS; SPORTS MEDICINE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; WRESTLING;

EID: 77449097701     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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