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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Main Authors: Ranjeeta, Sumati A Hogade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
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