Predominance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among pathogens causing skin and soft tissue infections in a large urban jail: Risk factors and recurrence rates

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 3222-3227

  David, Michael Z ^a   Mennella, Connie ^b,c   Mansour, Mohamed ^b,d   Boyle Vavra, Susan ^a   Daum, Robert S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Cermak Health Services   (United States)

^c Hammond Clinic LLC ^*  (United States)

^d The Hammond Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; RECURRENT DISEASE; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PRISONS; RISK FACTORS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNITED STATES;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 53649097983     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01423-08     Document Type: Article

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