Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Australia

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 401-410

  Nimmo, Graeme R ^a   Coombs, Geoffrey W ^b  

^a Central Queensland Pathology Laboratory   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Community acquired; Epidemiology; Furunculosis; MRSA; Necrotising pneumonia; Panton Valentine leukocidin

Indexed keywords

CEFALOTIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CARBUNCLE; COMMUNITY; EPIDEMIC; FATALITY; FURUNCULOSIS; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR CLONING; OSTEOMYELITIS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SEPTICEMIA; SHORT SURVEY; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION;

AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; EXOTOXINS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LEUKOCIDINS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 41949094441     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2007.08.011     Document Type: Short Survey

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