Coping with MRSA

Current Paediatrics

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 437-442

  Fernando, A M R ^a   McQueen, Susan ^b   Sharland, Mike ^c  

^a TAUNTON AND SOMERSET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community acquired; Handwashing; Linezolid; MRSA; MSSA; Neonatal; Paediatric; Panton Valentine leukocidin; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; LINEZOLID; METICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CLEANING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG USE; EUROPE; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; JAPAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; RISK REDUCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 25144467520     PISSN: 09575839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cupe.2005.06.008     Document Type: Article

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