Trends and outcome of nosocomial and community-acquired bloodstream infections due to Staphylococcus aureus in Finland, 1995-2001

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 399-404

  Lyytikainen O ^a   Ruotsalainen, E ^b   Jarvinen A ^b   Valtonen, V ^b   Ruutu, P ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 21644462024     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-005-1345-3     Document Type: Article

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