Does ascertainment bias affect reports on the incidence of multidrug-resistant, community-associated methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infection?

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-

  Katz, Kenneth A ^a   Bernstein, Kyle T ^b   Klausner, Jeffrey D ^b  

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

^b SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOSE SMEAR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 46449113797     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-149-1-200807010-00020     Document Type: Letter

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