Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a teaching hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Biomedical Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-14

  Al Anazi, Awadh R ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Demographic; Diabetes mellitus; Methicillin resistant; Nosocomial infection

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOXITIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DIFFERENCE;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 65549123577     PISSN: 0970938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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