Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant and Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Children Seen in a Practice-Based Research Network
- 1 June 2008
- journal article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- Vol. 121 (6) , 1090-1098
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2007-2104
Abstract
OBJECTIVE. We sought to define the prevalence of and risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in the St Louis pediatric population.Keywords
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