Epidemiology of MRSA

Infection

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1999, Pages

  Hryniewicz, W ^a  

^a Sera & Vaccines Central Research Laboratory Warszawa   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; METICILLIN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; EUROPE; HUMANS; LACTAMS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0032824945     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02561663     Document Type: Conference Paper

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