MRSA in Urology: A UK Hospital Experience

European Urology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 896-899

  Thiruchelvam, Nikesh ^a   Yeoh, Sui Lee ^a   Keoghane, Stephen R ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infection; MRSA; Urology

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CATHETER INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; WARD; WOUND;

CROSS INFECTION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33645778092     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2005.11.020     Document Type: Article

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