Hair follicles as a niche of Staphylococcus aureus in the nose; is a more effective decolonisation strategy needed?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 211-214

  ten Broeke Smits, N J P ^a   Kummer, J A ^a,b   Bleys, R L A W ^a   Fluit, A C ^a   Boel, C H E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Mupirocin; Nasal colonisation; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

KERATIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CADAVER; HAIR FOLLICLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RISK; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE SMEAR; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL INFECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARRIER STATE; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77957671853     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.07.011     Document Type: Article

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