Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus carriage by young Malaysian footballers during indoor training

• Main Authors: J L, William, Son, Radu, S A, Aziz, R A, Rahim, Y K, Cheah, Samuel, Lihan
• Format: E-Article
• Language: English
• Published: UPM 2004
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10107/1/Prevalence%20of%20Staphylococcus%20aureus%20carriage%20by%20young%20Malaysian%20footballers%20during%20indoor%20training%20%28abstract%29.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10107/; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/7731956_Prevalence_of_Staphylococcus_aureus_carriage_by_young_Malaysian_footballers_during_indoor_training

Background: Research has shown that athletes are carrriers of Staphylococcus aureus during physical activity. Objective: To estimate the mean total plate count of S aureus carrried by footballers before and after training at an indoor venue. Methods: Forty Malay and 20 Indian students volunteere...