Epidemiology and clinical features of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 245-250

  Madani, Tariq A ^a  

^a KING ABDUL AZIZ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Colonization; Infection; MRSA; Saudi Arabia; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; OXACILLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CATHETER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SAUDI ARABIA; SEPTIC SHOCK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL WOUND; WARD; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0036656610     PISSN: 11802332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2002/235213     Document Type: Article

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