The prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among out-of-hospital care providers and emergency medical technician students

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 73-77

  Miramonti, Charles ^a   Rinkle, James A ^b   Iden, Samuel ^c   Lincoln, Jutieh ^d   Huffman, Gretchen ^a   Riddell, Elizabeth ^a   Kozak, Mary Ann ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital   (United States)

^c Department of Orthopedic Surgery   (United States)

^d Marion County   (United States)

Author keywords

colonization; EMS; EMT students; MRSA; prehospital care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870526102     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2012.717169     Document Type: Article

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