Proposed definitions of community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA)

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-113

  Millar, B C ^a   Loughrey, A ^a   Elborn, J S ^a,b   Moore, J E ^a  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community associated MRSA; Panton Valentine leukocidin; PVL

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NOMENCLATURE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 35148829600     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.06.003     Document Type: Review

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