Life-threatening community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in Australia

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 384-387

  Peleg, A Y ^a   Munckhof, W J ^b   Kleinschmidt, S L ^b   Stephens, A J ^c   Huygens, F ^c  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR CLONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; QUEENSLAND; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 21644455902     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-005-1329-3     Document Type: Article

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