Risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcal aureus skin and soft tissue infections presenting in primary care: A South Texas Ambulatory Research Network (STARNet) Study

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 375-379

  Parchman, Michael L ^a,b,d   Munoz, Abel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Munoz Family Medicine Clinic   (United States)

^d SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTION;

AMBULATORY CARE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OBSERVATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TEXAS;

EID: 67650869822     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2009.04.090003     Document Type: Article

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