Molecular epidemiology and nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus among young children attending day care centers and kindergartens in Hong Kong

Journal of Infection

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 500-506

  Ho, Pak Leung ^a   Chiu, Susan S ^a   Chan, Maggie Y ^a   Gan, Yuki ^a   Chow, Kin Hung ^a   Lai, Eileen L ^a   Lau, Yu Lung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Day care centers; Molecular epidemiology; MRSA; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; MINOCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; FEMALE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; KINDERGARTEN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84859838790     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2012.02.018     Document Type: Article

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