Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in men who have sex with men: A case series

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 257-261

  Sztramko, R ^a   Katz, K ^a,b   Antoniou, T ^c   Mulvey, M R ^d   Brunetta, J ^e   Crouzat, F ^e   Kovacs, C ^a,e   Merkley, B ^e   Tilley, D ^e   Loutfy, Mona R ^a,b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NORTH YORK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^e MAPLE LEAF MEDICAL CLINIC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Community associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Men who have sex with men

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HUMAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 34948818658     PISSN: 17129532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2007/592684     Document Type: Article

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