MRSA in children presenting to hospitals in Birmingham, UK

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-34

  Adedeji, A ^a   Weller, T M A ^b   Gray, J W ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community acquired MRSA; Molecular characteristics; Panton Valentine leucocidin

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; LEUKOCIDIN; LINEZOLID; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CASSETTE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PEDIATRICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; ENGLAND; EXOTOXINS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKOCIDINS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33845596819     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.09.024     Document Type: Article

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