Community-acquired methicillin-resistan Staphylococcus aureus in bone and joint infections: Development of rifampicin resistance [2]

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 184, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 196-

  Donaldson, Annabelle D ^a   Chan, Raymond C ^b,c   Gosbell, Iain B ^b,c  

^a Liverpool Health Service   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FUSIDIC ACID; MOXIFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTHRALGIA; BACTEREMIA; BONE INFECTION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; JOINT BIOPSY; KNEE PAIN; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSTHESIS FIXATION; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33644634997     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00189.x     Document Type: Letter

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