Morbidity and mortality of an endemic pathogen: Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus

The American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 156, Issue 6, 1988, Pages 524-528

  Hunt, John L ^a   Purdue, Gary F ^a   Tuggle, David W ^a  

^a Oklahoma ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

AGE; BURN; DRUG RESISTANCE; FATALITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BURN UNITS; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; METHICILLIN; MIDDLE AGE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPTICEMIA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0024230396     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(88)80545-2     Document Type: Article

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