The natural history of contemporary Staphylococcus Aureus nasal colonization in community children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 349-351

  Fritz, Stephanie A ^a   Krauss, Melissa J ^b   Epplin, Emma K ^a   Burnham, Carey Ann ^a,c   Garbutt, Jane ^a,d   Dunne, W M ^c   Hunstad, David A ^a   Storch, Gregory A ^a,d  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ST LOUIS   (United States)

^d Departments of Internal Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonization; Methicillin resistance; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CHILD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79954587404     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181fe075e     Document Type: Article

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