Fatal bacteraemic pneumonia due to community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus [4]

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1010-1011

  Yang, Hsu Li ^a   Tambyah, Paul Ananth ^a  

^a Dept Medicine Endocrinol Diabet   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC;

COMMUNITY CARE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PNEUMONIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PNEUMONIA, STAPHYLOCOCCAL; SINGAPORE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33750990203     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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