Prevalence of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus and risk factors for carriage in Dutch hospitals

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1188-1190

  Kaiser, A M ^a   Haenen, A J P ^b   De Neeling, A J ^c   Vandenbroucke Grauls, C M J E ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957865419     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/656744     Document Type: Article

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