Community Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Causing Fournier's Gangrene and Genital Infections

Journal of Urology

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 967-971

  Kalorin, Carmin M ^a   Tobin, Ellis H ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

fasciitis; Fournier gangrene; necrotizing; scrotum; Staphylococcus aureus; testes

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFEPIME; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; GATIFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN; RIFAMPICIN; TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DEBRIDEMENT; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; FOURNIER GANGRENE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN STRUCTURE; UNITED STATES; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ABSCESS; ADULT; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FOURNIER GANGRENE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33846784084     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2006.10.041     Document Type: Article

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