Isolation and screening of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from health care workers in libyan hospitals;Isolement et dépistage de staphylococcus aureus résistant à la méticilline chez des agents de santé dans des hôpitaux libyens

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-42

  Ahmed, M O ^a,b   Elramalli, A K ^c   Amri, S G ^d   Abuzweda, A R ^e   Abouzeed, Y M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIPOLI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^b National Authority of Scientific Research   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^c Tripoli Medical Centre   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^d Burns and Plastic Surgery Centre   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^e Biotechnology Research Centre   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; LINCOSAMIDE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; STREPTOGRAMIN DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DISK DIFFUSION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORKER;

EID: 84856710406     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2012.18.1.37     Document Type: Article

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