Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and healthcare risk factors

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1991-1993

  Klevens, R Monina ^a,k   Morrison, Melissa A ^a   Fridkin, Scott K ^a   Reingold, Arthur ^b   Petit, Susan ^c   Gershman, Ken ^d   Ray, Susan ^e   Harrison, Lee H ^f   Lynfield, Ruth ^g   Dumyati, Ghinwa ^h   Townes, John M ⁱ   Craig, Allen S ^j   Fosheim, Gregory ^a   McDougal, Linda K ^a   Tenover, Fred C ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Connecticut Department of Health ^*  (United States)

^d Colorado Emerging Infections Program ^*  (United States)

^e GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^g MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

ⁱ OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^k NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845408045     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1212.060505     Document Type: Article

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