A cluster of methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus colonization in a nursery

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 307-310

  Huang, Yhu Chering ^a,b   Chao, An Shine ^a   Su, Lin Hui ^a   Chang, Shuenn Dyh ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Colonization; methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus; newborn; nursery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DELIVERY ROOM; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICUS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MALE; METHICILLIN; NURSERIES, HOSPITAL; PREGNANCY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84861502797     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2011.114     Document Type: Article

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