Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in Singapore is usually healthcare associated

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 436-438

  Tambyah, Paul A ^a   Habib, Abdulrazaq G ^a   Ng, Toon Mae ^a   Goh, Helen ^a   Kumarasinghe, Gamini ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CANCER CENTER; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NURSE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGAPORE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0038383541     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502228     Document Type: Article

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