Prevalence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a private dermatology office

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 751-755

  Bruce, Aaron M ^a   Spencer, James M ^b  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS' OFFICES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 55249090027     PISSN: 15459616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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