Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Apocalypse now?

Lancet

Volumn 350, Issue 9092, 1997, Pages 1644-1645

  Tabaqchali, S ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CROSS RESISTANCE; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031566833     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)64269-9     Document Type: Note

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