Thymidine-dependent meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a potentially unrecognized reservoir of MRSA in hospital patients?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 228-229

  Cleeve, V J ^a   Perry, J D ^a   Cresswell, G ^a   Orr, K E ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOXITIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ERYTHROMYCIN; METICILLIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; THYMIDINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG INFECTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA;

ADULT; CARRIER STATE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THYMIDINE;

EID: 33646377390     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2005.11.009     Document Type: Letter

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