Staphylococcus, not MRSA? A Final Report of Carriage and Conversion Rates in Nursing Students
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Rates of Staphylococcus Aureus and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Nasal Carriage Infections among Nursing Students
Staphylococcus aureus is considered one of the most frequently occurring communityand hospi-tal-associated pathogens. Infectious diseases caused by Staphylococcus aureus are in various forms, ranging from mild skin infection, endocarditis, to fulminant septicemia. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal carriage rates ...
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Staphylococcus aureus is considered one of the most frequently occurring communityand hospi-tal-associated pathogens. Infectious diseases caused by Staphylococcus aureus are in various forms, ranging from mild skin infection, endocarditis, to fulminant septicemia. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal carriage rates...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0894-959X,1945-3574
DOI: 10.29074/ascls.27.1.21