Severe methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus community-acquired pneumonia associated with influenza - Louisiana and Georgia, December 2006-January 2007

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 56, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 325-329

  Pogue, M ^a   Burton, S ^a   Kreyling, P ^a   Naponick, J ^a   Stefanski, J ^a   Ratard, R ^a   Bulens, S ^b   Cope, J ^b   Tuttle, J ^b   Ladson, J ^b   Tobin D'Angelo, M ^b   Arnold, K ^b   Hageman, J ^c   Gorwitz, R ^c   Fosheim, G ^c   McAllister, S ^c   Anderson, K ^c   Patel, J ^c   Limbago, B ^c   Fry, A ^d   Brammer, L ^d   Dhara, R ^d   Shay, D ^d   Guarner, J ^e   Zaki, S ^e   Brunkard, J ^f   Kallen, A ^f   more..

^a Louisiana Office of Public Health   (United States)

^b Division of Veterinary Public   (Georgia)

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

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

^e National Center for Zoonotic Vector Borne and Enteric Diseases   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LOUISIANA; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34247146022     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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