Emergence of community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA) in Northern Ireland

Ulster Medical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 68-71

  Loughrey, Anne ^a   Millar, B Cherie ^a   Goldsmith, Colin E ^a   Rooney, Paul J ^a   Moore, John E ^a  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; METICILLIN; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOTE; PATHOGENESIS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; NORTHERN IRELAND; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOES;

EID: 34147103982     PISSN: 00416193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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