High prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on doctors' neckties

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 233-235

  Koh, Kwee Choy ^a   Husni, S ^a   Tan, J E ^a   Tan, C W ^a   Kunaseelan, S ^a   Nuriah, S ^a   Ong, K H ^a   Morad, Z ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Doctors' neckties; MRSA; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLOTHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NECKTIE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICIAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLOTHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 77649174063     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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