Nosocomial transmission of community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: an emerging threat

Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 753-755

  Otter, Jonathan A ^a   French, Gary L ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; EUROPE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845418873     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(06)70636-3     Document Type: Letter

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