Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in orthopaedic surgery

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 32-35

  Tai, C C ^a,b   Nirvani, A A ^a   Holmes, A ^a   Hughes, S P F ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIP SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; LONDON; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 1442326084     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-003-0505-2     Document Type: Article

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