Epidemiology, control and treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Drugs

Volumn 52, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1996, Pages 50-54

  Peters, Georg ^a   Becker, Karsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FOSFOMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; LINCOSAMIDE DERIVATIVE; OXAZOLIDINONE DERIVATIVE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOGRAMIN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0029840544     PISSN: 00126667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00003495-199600522-00011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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