Methamphetamine use and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin infections

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1707-1713

  Cohen, Adam L ^a,e   Shuler, Carrie ^a,b   McAllister, Sigrid ^a   Fosheim, Gregory E ^a   Brown, Michael G ^c   Abercrombie, Debra ^d   Anderson, Karen ^a   McDougal, Linda K ^a   Drenzek, Cherie ^b   Arnold, Katie ^b   Jernigan, Daniel ^a   Gorwitz, Rachel ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Georgia Division of Public Health   (United States)

^c WellStar Kennestone Hospital   (United States)

^d Northwest Georgia Health District 1 1   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION;

EID: 36349020824     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1311.070148     Document Type: Article

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