Review of question and answer session

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 34, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Segreti, John ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Audience response; Consensus; Epidemiology; Pathogenesis; Poll; Skin and soft tissue infections; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; METICILLIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SYMPTOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS;

EID: 67649173050     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(09)70548-5     Document Type: Article

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