Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Hand Infections in an Urban Setting

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 380-383

  Bach, H Gregory ^a   Steffin, Brian ^a   Chhadia, Ankur M ^a   Kovachevich, Rudy ^a   Gonzalez, Mark H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Hand infection; MRSA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BITE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; CHICAGO; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HAND; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 33847307729     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2007.01.006     Document Type: Article

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