Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in rural Asia

Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 70-71

  Nickerson, Emma K ^a,b   Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn ^a   Day, Nicholas P ^a,b   Chaowagul, Wipada ^c   Peacock, Sharon J ^a,b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Sappasitthiprasong Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ASIA; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; SHORT SURVEY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 31344442900     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(06)70363-2     Document Type: Letter

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