Molecular and epidemiologic predictors of Staphylococcus aureus colonization site in a population with limited nosocomial exposure

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 992-996

  Smith, Tara C ^a   Forshey, Brett M ^a   Hanson, Blake M ^a   Wardyn, Shylo E ^a   Moritz, Erin D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b HOLLAND LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomic location; Bacterial carriage; Body site; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BODY REGIONS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; NOSE; NOSE SMEAR; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SPRING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUMMER; THROAT; THROAT CULTURE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARRIER STATE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IOWA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; PHARYNX; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870397801     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.11.017     Document Type: Article

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