Nosocomial and community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus bacteremias from 1980 to 1993: Impact of intravascular devices and methicillin resistance

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 255-261

  Steinberg, James P ^a   Clark, Catherine C ^b   Hackman, Betsy O ^b  

^a Division of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; COMMUNITY; DEVICE; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029830679     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/23.2.255     Document Type: Article

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