A high prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among surgically drained soft-tissue infections in pediatric patients

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 683-687

  Seal, John ^a   Glynn, Loretto ^b   Statter, Mindy ^b   Liu, Donald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscess; Antimicrobial resistance; MRSA; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; ERYTHROMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PEDIATRICS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33748584876     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-006-1684-x     Document Type: Article

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