Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in patients with spinal cord injury

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 125-131

  Thom, Jeremy D ^a   Wolfe, Vickie ^a   Perkash, Inder ^a   Lin Wen Hau, Vernon ^a  

^a VA LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Methicillin; Spinal cord injury; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDWELLING CATHETER; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LAVAGE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED STATES; URINE;

ADULT; AGED; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRRIGATION; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNITED STATES; URINE;

EID: 0033139699     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.1999.11719558     Document Type: Article

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