Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a group home setting

Consultant Pharmacist

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 763-767

  Collins, Rebeccah J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Group home; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ATENOLOL; CALCIUM; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; DAPTOMYCIN; DOCUSATE SODIUM; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE PLUS TRIAMTERENE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; LEVOFLOXACIN; LINEZOLID; LISINOPRIL; NAFCILLIN; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; QUETIAPINE; VANCOMYCIN; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; ZOLPIDEM;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; RASH; RESIDENTIAL HOME; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 34548733640     PISSN: 08885109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4140/TCP.n.2007.763     Document Type: Article

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