Risk factors for clinical infection in patients colonized with Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 408-412

  Khurram, I M ^a   Khan, S A ^a   Khwaja, A A ^a   Khan, R ^a   Khokher, S A ^a   Khawar, S ^a   Khan, T A ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFUSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PUNCTURE; RISK FACTOR;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CROSS INFECTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 4544320286     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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