Snapshot prevalence and characterization of Staphylococcus species, including MRSA, in a student athletic facility: an undergraduate research project.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate and characterize the prevalence of MRSA, Staphylococcus aureus, and other Staphylococcus species found on exercise equipment on one day point of collection. DESIGN: A cross sectional, point prevalence design (pilot study) with a single time of measurement. Data collected in su...

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Published in:Clinical Laboratory Science Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 156 - 165
Main Authors: Garcia, Stephen A., Mckenzie, Jacella F., Patterson, Thomas, Rohde, Rodney E.
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science Summer2012
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