Staphylococcus aureus infections

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 339, Issue 27, 1998, Pages 2025-2026

  Stijn Blot, R N ^a   Vandewoude, Koenraad ^a   Colardyn, Francis ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

APACHE; BACTEREMIA; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0032585562     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/nejm199812313392716     Document Type: Article

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