The possible role of circumcision in newborn outbreaks of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 356-358

  Van Howe, Robert S ^a,c   Robson, Wm Lane M ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Childrens' Clinic   (Canada)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Circumcision; Community associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Neonatal infection

Indexed keywords

CIRCUMCISION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEWBORN INFECTION; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL INFECTION; URBAN AREA;

CHICAGO; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOS ANGELES; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; NURSERIES, HOSPITAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEXAS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34247232132     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922806294847     Document Type: Review

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