Mortality from methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in England and Wales: Analysis of death certificates

BMJ

Volumn 325, Issue 7377, 2002, Pages 1390-1391

  Crowcroft, N S ^a   Catchpole, M ^b  

^a OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WALES;

EID: 0037079407     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.325.7377.1390     Document Type: Article

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