Prevalence and population structure of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in healthcare workers in a general population. The Tromso Staph and Skin Study

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 143-152

  Olsen, K ^a,b   Sangvik, M ^b   Simonsen, G S ^a,b   Sollid, J U E ^b   Sundsfjord, A ^b   Thune, I ^b,c   Furberg, A S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Healthcare worker; infection control; population based; residing with children; Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NORWAY; NOSE SMEAR; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPA GENE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; NOSE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84870914611     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268812000465     Document Type: Article

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