Determining whether methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is associated with health care [1]

JAMA

Volumn 299, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 519-

  David, Michael Z ^a   Siegel, Jane D ^b   Chambers, Henry F ^c   Daum, Robert S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CROSS INFECTION; NOTE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

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

EID: 38949137784     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.299.5.519-a     Document Type: Letter

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