Nosocomial infections due to methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in hospitalized patients

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 593-596

  Ali, Arif Maqsood ^a,c   Abbasi, Shahid Ahmed ^a   Arif, Shazia ^a,b   Mirza, Irfan Ali ^a  

^a ARMY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^b National Institute of Heart Diseases National University of Medical Sciences   (Pakistan)

^c Malir National University of Medical Sciences   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

MRSA; Nosocomial infections; Prevention; Staphylococcus

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CATALASE; COAGULASE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; OXACILLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY FLUID; CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PAKISTAN; PATHOGENESIS; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; PUS; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; URINALYSIS;

EID: 34548397299     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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