Staphylococci in primary skin and soft tissue infections in a Swedish county

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 11-12, 2008, Pages 894-898

  Sjölund, Maria ^a   Kahlmeter, Gunnar ^a  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; MOXIFLOXACIN; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; FEMALE; FURUNCULOSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS LUGDUNENSIS; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SWEDEN;

EID: 57049152930     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540802415517     Document Type: Article

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