Factors associated with methicillin resistance in diabetic foot infections

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 322-325

  Day, Mardon R ^a,b   Armstrong, David G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b Texas Diabetes Institute   (United States)

^c Univ of Texas Health Science Center ^*

Author keywords

Diabetes; Drug resistance; Infection; Methicillin resistance; Staphylococcus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROL SYSTEM; DIABETIC FOOT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FOOT DISEASE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0030886309     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1067-2516(97)80081-6     Document Type: Article

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