Prevalence of positive carriage of tuberculosis, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and vancomycin-resistant Enterococci in patients transported by ambulance: A single center observational study

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 174-180

  Ro, Young Sun ^a   Shin, Sang Do ^b   Noh, Hyun ^c,d   Cho, Sung Il ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Kwandong University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Kangwon National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; Infection; Prevalence; Resistance; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY FLUID; EMERGENCY WARD; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; URINALYSIS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULANCES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TUBERCULOSIS; VANCOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863095962     PISSN: 19758375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3961/jpmph.2012.45.3.174     Document Type: Article

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