Antibiotic-associated diarrhea due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 388-389

  Lo, Tze Shien ^a   Borchardt, Stephanie M ^a  

^a Fargo VA Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Diarrhea; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; DOXYCYCLINE; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; MOXIFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIARRHEA; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62249130833     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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