CA-MRSA triangulation: Virulent strains, susceptible hosts, and contaminated environments

Wisconsin Medical Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 21-23

  Shukla, Sanjay K ^a  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEUKOCIDIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENT; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; HYGIENE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NOTE; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WISCONSIN;

EID: 33749021376     PISSN: 10981861     EISSN: 10981861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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