Invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections among dialysis patients - United States, 2005

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 197-199

  Collins, A ^a   Forrest, B ^a   Klevens, R M ^b   Patel, P ^b   Arduino, M J ^b   Fosheim, G ^b   Morrison, M ^b   Lucero, C A ^c  

^a United States Renal Data System   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; RENAL DIALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847721832     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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