Changes in the epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in intensive care units in US hospitals, 1992-2003

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 389-391

  Klevens, R Monina ^a,b   Edwards, Jonathan R ^a   Tenover, Fred C ^a   McDonald, L Clifford ^a   Horan, Teresa ^a   Gaynes, Robert ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; NAFCILLIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 31044456290     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/499367     Document Type: Article

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