Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: An evolving clinical challenge

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2008, Pages

  Karchmer, Adolf W ^a   Bayer, Arnold S ^b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAPTOMYCIN; LINEZOLID; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; IN VITRO STUDY; INFECTION RATE; LUNG INFECTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION;

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

EID: 44149109434     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/533589     Document Type: Editorial

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