Streptococcus pyogenes hospital-acquired infection within a dermatological ward

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 135-140

  Takahashi, A ^a   Yomoda, S ^a   Tanimoto, K ^a   Kanda, T ^a   Kobayashi, I ^a   Ike, Y ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dermatological ward; Nosocomial infection; S. pyogenes

Indexed keywords

FOSFOMYCIN; MINOCYCLINE; OFLOXACIN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATOLOGY; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SKIN INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0031731605     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(98)90092-5     Document Type: Article

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