Epidemiology of airborne staphylococcal infection.

INTRODUCTION ................................................................ Material Reviewed.......................................................... DISPERSAL OF STAPHYLOCOCCI INTO THE AIR ....................................... Nose and Skin Carriers...................................................... Mechanism ofDispersal.................................................... Frequency and Magnitude ofDispersal........................................ Factors Influencing Dispersal................................................ Infected Lesions............................................................ Air Contamination Resultingfrom Dispersal ...................................... TRANSFER THROUGH THE AIR.................................................. Viability in Air............................................................. ACQUISITION OF AIRBORNE STAPHYLOCOCCI. ... ................................

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