Infectious disease outbreaks in competitive sports, 2005-2010

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 516-518

  Collins, Cathal James ^a   O'Connell, Brian ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Athletes; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Pathogens; Tinea; Trichophytosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; EPIDEMIC; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; SKIN; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SPORT; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON;

ATHLETES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES, INFECTIOUS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; SPORTS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 84867973547     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-47.5.02     Document Type: Article

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