Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in orthopaedic trauma: Identification of risk factors as a strategy for control of infection

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 249-252

  Fascia, D T M ^a   Singanayagam, A ^a   Keating, J F ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROL GROUP; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPEDICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENESCENCE; VASCULAR DISEASE; WOUND;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARRIER STATE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 59949086693     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.91B2.21339     Document Type: Article

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