Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection following arthroscopy of the knee joint

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 675-676

  Raj, Dipak ^a   Iyer, S ^a   Fergusson, C M ^a  

^a ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; MRSA

Indexed keywords

FLUCLOXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; TEICOPLANIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; JOINT BIOPSY; JOINT EFFUSION; JOINT SWELLING; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33751081512     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588406X149345     Document Type: Article

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