Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy sites

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1883-1888

  Hull, M ^a   Beane, A ^a   Bowen, J ^a   Settle, C ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFRADINE; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; METICILLIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN V;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STOMA;

AGED; GASTROSCOPY; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; NASOPHARYNGEAL DISEASES; PENICILLINS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0035665886     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2001.01124.x     Document Type: Article

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