Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in an injecting herois user: Implications for hygiene in police station custody suites

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 175-177

  Lettington, W ^a  

^a Elfrida Hall Surgery ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; DIAMORPHINE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; METHADONE; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN G; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DELTOID MUSCLE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYGIENE; INJECTION SITE; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; POLICE; PRISON; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN ULCER; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036916139     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-1131(02)00131-1     Document Type: Article

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