Livestock associated staphylococcus aureus in childcare worker

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 742-744

  Moritz, Erin D ^a   Smith, Tara C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CHILD CARE; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVESTOCK; MELANOMA; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; WORKER;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVESTOCK; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953676277     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1704101852     Document Type: Letter

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