Methicillin and mupirocin resistance in nasal colonizers coagulase-negative Staphylococcus among health care workers
Objective: Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (CoNS) is a harmless commensal flora of human body but may cause infections related to medical device implant, blood stream infections, and infections of newborns. Health care workers (HCWs) colonizing methicillin-resistant CoNS (MRCoNS) may help in trans...
Main Authors: | Loveleena Agarwal, Amit Kumar Singh, Anjali Agarwal, Amitabh Agarwal |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-01-01
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Series: | Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University |
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Online Access: | http://www.mjdrdypu.org/article.asp?issn=0975-2870;year=2016;volume=9;issue=4;spage=479;epage=483;aulast=Agarwal |
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