Case definition for community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus [2]

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 241-

  Morrison, M A ^a   Hageman, J C ^a   Klevens, R M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DIALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOMENCLATURE; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TERMINOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 30344477999     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2005.07.011     Document Type: Letter

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