Staphylococcus aureus: A guide for the perplexed

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 184, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 374-375

  Johnson, Paul D R ^a   Howden, Benjamin P ^a,b   Bennett, Catherine M ^c  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL VACCINE; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFALEXIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; LEUKOCIDIN; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 33646251396     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00284.x     Document Type: Editorial

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