Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: An assessment of environmental contamination in a burn center

被引：9
作者：
Andrade, Cassandra [1 ]
Champagne, Sue [2 ,3 ,5 ]
Caruso, Daniel [2 ,3 ,5 ]
Foster, Kevin [2 ,3 ,5 ]
Reynolds, Kelly [4 ]
机构：
[1] Dept Agr & Life Sci, Tucson, AZ USA
[2] Univ Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
[3] Arizona Burn Ctr, Phoenix, AZ USA
[4] Univ Arizona, Zuckerman Coll Publ Hlth, Tucson, AZ USA
[5] Arizona Trauma Ctr, Phoenix, AZ USA
来源：
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL | 2009年 / 37卷 / 06期
关键词：
ACQUISITION; SURVIVAL; MRSA;
D O I：
10.1016/j.ajic.2008.10.026
中图分类号：
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号：
1004 ; 120402 ;
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页码：515 / 517
页数：3
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