Staphylococcus aureus infections and antibiotic resistance in older adults

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 211-216

  Bradley, Suzanne F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; DOXYCYCLINE; GLYCOPEPTIDE; LINEZOLID; MACROLIDE; METICILLIN; QUINOLONE; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BONE INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; ENDOCARDITIS; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; NURSING HOME; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0037079911     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/338150     Document Type: Article

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