Unusual Multiresistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Newborn Nursery

American Journal of Diseases of Children

Volumn 135, Issue 8, 1981, Pages 689-692

  Trallero, Emilio Pérez ^a   Arenzana, José García ^a   Castañeda, Agustín Ansa ^a   Grisolia, Luis Paisan ^b  

^a Laboratorio de Microbiología Servicio de Análisis Residencia Sanitaria “Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu” ^*  (Spain)

^b Sección Neonatología Departamento de Pediatría Residencia Sanitaria “Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu” ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFALOTIN; CEFAMANDOLE; CEFOXITIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; DIBEKACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FOSFOMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; JOSAMYCIN; KANAMYCIN; LINCOMYCIN; METICILLIN; NEOMYCIN; PAROMOMYCIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSIS; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG THERAPY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; IN VITRO STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; SPAIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THERAPY;

ANTIBIOTICS; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CLOTHING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NURSERIES, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; SPAIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0019470880     PISSN: 0002922X     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1981.02130320003002     Document Type: Article

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