Carriage rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) depend on anatomic location, the number of sites cultured, culture methods, and the distribution of clonotypes

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1553-1559

  Lauderdale, T L Y ^a   Wang, J T ^b   Lee, W S ^c   Huang, J H ^d   McDonald, L C ^e   Huang, I W ^a   Chang, S C ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AXILLA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL LOAD; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PERINEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN; THROAT CULTURE;

AXILLA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CARRIER STATE; CULTURE MEDIA; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NASAL CAVITY; PERINEUM; PHARYNX; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SPUTUM; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TAIWAN;

EID: 78651279519     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-010-1042-8     Document Type: Article

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