Methicillin-resistant/methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 256-260

  Austin, Thomas W ^a   Austin, Marilyn A ^a   Coleman, Brenda ^a  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METICILLIN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL SUPERINFECTION; CANADA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BACTEREMIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0038057519     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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