Colonization and transmission of meticillin-susceptible and meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Murine nasal colonization model

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 812-816

  Bloemendaal, Alexander L A ^a   Vriens, Menno R ^a   Jansen, Wouter T M ^a   Rinkes, Inne H M Borel ^a   Verhoef, Jan ^a   Fluit, Ad C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; FECES MICROFLORA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NOSE INFECTION; NOSE SMEAR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL LOAD; CARRIER STATE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NASAL CAVITY; RODENT DISEASES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79957606850     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.027532-0     Document Type: Article

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