Surgical patients with methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus infection: An analysis of outcome using P-POSSUM

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 161-163

  Menon, K V ^a   Whiteley, M S ^a   Burden, P ^a   Galland, R B ^a  

^a ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Methicillin resistance; P POSSUM; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PHYSIOLOGY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0032985305     PISSN: 00358835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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