Much ado about nothing: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 326-331

  Shannon, T ^a   Edgar, P ^a   Villarreal, C ^a   Herndon, D N ^a   Phillips, L G ^a   Heggers, John P ^a  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0030856482     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004630-199707000-00009     Document Type: Article

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