Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): The associated risk factors

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 676-679

  Vidhani, S ^a   Mathur, M D ^a   Mehndiratta, P L ^a   Rizvi, M ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Burns; MRSA; Orthopaedics; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BURN; BURN INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; NOSE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; HETEROZYGOTE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 2342428034     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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