A community-based study on nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus among healthy schoolchildren and its antimicrobial susceptibility pattern
BACKGROUND: Invasive infections from Staphylococcus aureus are increasingly being encountered in healthy children. Nasal colonization of S. aureus is associated with increased risk for acquiring invasive disease. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors for S. aur...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2018-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijournalhs.org/article.asp?issn=2542-6214;year=2018;volume=11;issue=3;spage=279;epage=282;aulast=Ranjeeta |