Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization and Its Association With Infection Among Infants Hospitalized in Neonatal Intensive Care Units
- 1 August 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- Vol. 118 (2) , 469-474
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2006-0254
Abstract
OBJECTIVES. We conducted this study to assess the rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization and its association with infection among infants hospitalized in methicillin-resistant S aureus–endemic NICUs.Keywords
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