Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Dutch soccer team

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1584-1586

  Huijsdens, Xander W ^a   Van Lier, Ans M C ^b   Van Kregten, Eric ^c   Verhoef, Liesbeth ^d   Van Santen Verheuvel, Marga G ^a   Spalburg, Emile ^a   Wannet, Wim J B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b EEMLAND HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c MEANDER MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d SALTRO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CHLORHEXIDINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; GLUCONIC ACID; OXACILLIN; POVIDONE IODINE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECZEMA; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FURUNCULOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYGIENE; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NETHERLANDS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SPORT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33749990661     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1210.060387     Document Type: Article

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