Nasal carriage of epidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus 15 (EMRSA-15) clone observed in three Chicago-area long-term care facilities

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 4551-4553

  Das, Sanchita ^a   Anderson, Christopher J ^a   Grayes, Althea ^a   Mendoza, Katherine ^a   Harazin, Maureen ^a   Schora, Donna M ^a   Peterson, Lance R ^a,b  

^a NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; EPIDEMIC METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS 15; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84882418343     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: 10986596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00528-13     Document Type: Article

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