Epidemiology of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin infections among healthcare workers in an outpatient clinic

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1133-1136

  Johnston, Cecilia P ^a,b   Cooper, Lisa ^a   Ruby, William ^a   Carroll, Karen C ^a   Cosgrove, Sara E ^a   Perl, Trish M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; SKIN INFECTION;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS;

EID: 33750570265     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/507970     Document Type: Article

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