Nasal Carriage of Staphylococcus aureus in Physician Assistant Students: Initial Prevalence and Transmission During Clinical Rotations.
Purpose: This study evaluated physician assistant (PA) students for nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus (prerotations) and then again just prior to graduation. It also attempted to correlate initial and subsequent sample results with subject-specific survey data relating to students' general med...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Physician Assistant Education (Physician Assistant Education Association) Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 30 - 34 |
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| Formato: | questionnaire/scale research Journal Article |
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Physician Assistant Education Association
2011
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