Prevalence of nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in healthcare workers in a Western Australian acute care hospital

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1067-1072

  Verwer, P E B ^a,b   Robinson, J O ^b,c   Coombs, G W ^b,c   Wijesuriya, T ^b   Murray, R J ^d,e   Verbrugh, H A ^a   Riley, T ^d,e,f   Nouwen, J L ^a   Christiansen, K J ^b,c  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR TYPING; NOSE SMEAR; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; ADOLESCENT; AGED; HETEROZYGOTE; HOSPITAL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863854459     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-011-1408-6     Document Type: Article

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