Lack of evidence for persistent nasal colonization with community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a central European cohort

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 466-468

  Hanses, F ^a   Huetz, T ^a   Reischl, U ^b   Ehrenstein, B P ^a   Linde, H J ^b   Salzberger, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

CMRSA; Colonization; Community acquired infections; Community associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Panton Valentine leukocidin

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOSE; NOSE SMEAR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79751492065     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03325.x     Document Type: Article

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