Impact of antibiotic treatment on the burden of nasal staphylococcus aureus among hospitalized patients

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2018, Pages

  Kanwar, Anubhav ^a,b   Cadnum, Jennifer L ^b   Jencson, Annette L ^b   Donskey, Curtis J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Nasal burden; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGED; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; NOSE; PATHOGENICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOSE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 85053909511     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: 10986596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00609-18     Document Type: Article

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