Associated risk factors and pulsed field gel electrophoresis of nasal isolates of Staphylococcus aureus from medical students in a tertiary hospital in Lagos, Nigeria
Staphylococcus aureus infections are growing problems worldwide with important implications in hospitals. The organism is normally present in the nasal vestibule of about 35% of apparently healthy individuals and its carriage varies between different ethnic and age groups. Staphylococcal nasal carri...
Main Authors: | Solayide A. Adesida, Olusegun A. Abioye, Babajide S. Bamiro, Bartholomew I.C. Brai, Stella I. Smith, Kehinde O. Amisu, Deborah U. Ehichioya, Folasade T. Ogunsola, Akitoye O. Coker |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702007000100016&lng=en&tlng=en |
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