Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection after cardiac surgery: Risk factors and outcome

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 83-85

  Olsson, Christian ^a   Tammelin, Ann ^b   Thelin, Stefan ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOXACILLIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; BACTEREMIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BACTEREMIA; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646452624     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/500283     Document Type: Article

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