Emerging epidemic of community-acquired methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infection in the northern territory

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 164, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 721-723

  Maguire, Graeme P ^a   Arthur, Anne D ^a   Boustead, Pam J ^a   Dwyer, Brian ^a   Currie, Bart J ^a,b  

^a ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIC; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0029984956     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb122270.x     Document Type: Article

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