Incidence and epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in a Saudi Arabian Hospital, 1999-2003

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1137-1139

  Al Tawfiq, Jaffar A ^a  

^a DHAHRAN HEALTH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SAUDI ARABIA;

COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; SAUDI ARABIA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 33750554933     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/507971     Document Type: Article

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