A comparison of previous antibiotic therapy following isolation of MRSA versus MSSA in nursing home residents: A preliminary investigation

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 356-359

  Drinka, Paul ^a,b   Faulks, J Todd ^a   Gauerke, Cathy ^a   Goodman, Brian ^a  

^a Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic pressure; MRSA; Nursing home

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DICLOXACILLIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; IMIPENEM; NITROFURANTOIN; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TETRACYCLINE;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NURSING HOME; RISK FACTOR; SPUTUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URINARY TRACT; WOUND;

EID: 0036857521     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-8610(04)70526-5     Document Type: Article

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