Community-acquired MRSA: can we control it?

Lancet

Volumn 368, Issue 9538, 2006, Pages 824-826

  Gould, Ian M ^a  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 33747881739     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69303-3     Document Type: Note

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