Risk factors for household transmission of community-associated methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 927-932

  Nerby, Jessica M ^a   Gorwitz, Rachel ^b   Lesher, Lindsey ^a   Juni, Billie ^a   Jawahir, Selina ^a   Lynfield, Ruth ^a   Harriman, Kathleen ^a  

^a MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

CA MRSA; household transmission; MRSA; nasal colonization

Indexed keywords

OXACILLIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NASAL LAVAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80054975331     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31822256c3     Document Type: Article

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