A study of antibiotic susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus in bacterial skin infections

Korean Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 805-810

  Kim, Min Sung ^a   Chung, Byoung Soo ^a   Choi, Kyu Chul ^a  

^a Chosun University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antibiotic susceptibility; Bacterial skin infections; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ABERKACIN; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIC ACID; RIFAMPICIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TEICOPLANIN; TETRACYCLINE; TOBRAMYCIN; TRIMETHOPRIM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CARBUNCLE; CELLULITIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTHYMA; ERYSIPELAS; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; HUMAN; IMPETIGO; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PARONYCHIA; PREVALENCE; PYODERMA; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33751559195     PISSN: 04944739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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