Abstract
Nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was detected in 18 (32%) of 57 children with community-acquired methicillin-resistant S. aureus infection and 30 (25%) of 121 household contacts. By genotyping comparison, 94% and 64% of the colonization isolates from the patients and the contacts, respectively, were indistinguishable from the clinical isolates.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1066-1068 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Community-acquired
- Household
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- Taiwan
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Microbiology (medical)
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Huang, Y. C., Ho, C. F., Chen, C. J., Su, L. H., & Lin, T. Y. (2007). Nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in household contacts of children with community-acquired diseases in Taiwan. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 26(11), 1066-1068. https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0b013e31813429e8