Higher prevalence of pharyngeal than nasal Staphylococcus aureus carriage in pediatric intensive care units

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2957-2959

  Nakamura, Mari M ^a   McAdam, Alexander J ^a   Sandora, Thomas J ^a   Moreira, Katharina R ^a   Lee, Grace M ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHILD; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; HETEROZYGOTE; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; NOSE; PHARYNX; PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; NOSE; PHARYNX; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77955447530     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00547-10     Document Type: Article

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