Assessment of athletic health care facility surfaces for MRSA in the secondary school setting

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 8-11

  Montgomery, Kyle ^a   Ryan, Timothy J ^a   Krause, Andrew ^a   Starkey, Chad ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SERVICES; HYGIENE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SKIN; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ARTICLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; EQUIPMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SPORT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OHIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SPORTS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 77449139602     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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