Staphylococcus aureus transmission through oronasal fistula in children with cleft lip and palate

Tuna E. B., Topcuoglu N., Ilhan B., Gencay K., Kulekci G.

CLEFT PALATE-CRANIOFACIAL JOURNAL, cilt.45, sa.5, ss.477-480, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 45 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1597/06-247.1
  • Dergi Adı: CLEFT PALATE-CRANIOFACIAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.477-480
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: cleft lip and palate, oronasal fistula, oronasal transmission, Staphylococcus aureus, VIRIDANS STREPTOCOCCI, SURGERY, SPEECH
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: To determine the presence of Staphylococcus aureus in a nasal flora and oral environment, the correlation between frequency of transmission of S. aureus and oronasal fistula size, and the pattern of methicillin resistance on S. aureus strains in children with cleft lip and palate (CLP).