Nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization among otherwise healthy children aged between 2 months and 5 years in northern Taiwan, 2005–2010

Background: Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections have been increasingly reported worldwide and are associated with nasal colonization. In Taiwan, available data disclosed a similar trend. We conducted a study for the updated childhood nasal MRSA carri...

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Main Authors: Meng-Shan Tsai, Chih-Jung Chen, Tzou-Yien Lin, Yhu-Chering Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S168411821730155X