Poststernotomy mediastinitis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus endemic in a hospital

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 679-684

  Lin, Cheng Hsin ^a   Hsu, Ron Bin ^a   Chang, Shan Chwen ^a   Lin, Fang Yue ^a   Chu, Shu Hsun ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; HEART FAILURE; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STERNOTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0041329727     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/377231     Document Type: Article

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