A case of indigenous skin infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 in France;Infection cutanée autochtone due au clone de Staphylococcus aureus méthicilline-résistant USA300 en France

Annales de Dermatologie et de Venereologie

Volumn 136, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 541-542

  Del Giudice, P ^a   Blanc Amrane, V ^b,e   Bes, M ^c,e   Lina, G ^d,e   Hubiche, T ^a,e   Counillon, E ^a,e   Vandenesch, F ^c,e   Etienne, J ^c,e  

^a Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Frejus Saint Raphael   (France)

^b Centre Hospitalier D'Antibes   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROLIDE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

FRANCE; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SKIN INFECTION;

ABSCESS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68149150088     PISSN: 01519638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2009.03.019     Document Type: Letter

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