Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among patients visiting the emergency room at a tertiary hospital in Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 52-55

  Ribeiro, Julival ^a,d   Boyce, John M ^b   Zancanaro, Pedro Q ^c  

^a HOSPITAL DE BASE   (Brazil)

^b MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^d HOSPITAL DE BASE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Emergency room; MRSA; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BRAZIL; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED MRSA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; ARTICLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; BRAZIL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 26044434375     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 14138670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702005000100009     Document Type: Review

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