Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus infections and the prevalence of infection caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in hospitalized patients at Siriraj Hospital

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 89, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2006, Pages

  Mekviwattanawong, Sripetcharat ^a   Srifuengfung, Somporn ^b   Chokepaibulkit, Kulkanya ^c   Lohsiriwat, Darin ^d   Thamlikitkul, Visanu ^a,d  

^a Department of Medicine   (Thailand)

^b Department of Microbiology ^*

^c Department of Internal Medicine   (Netherlands)

^d MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Community acquired; Cross sectional study; Methicillin resistant; Prevalence; Staphylococcus aureus; Thailand

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE DERIVATIVE; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; GLYCOPEPTIDE; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; THAILAND;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846670224     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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