Intrafamilial transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1687-1689

  Pozzi Langhi, Sabrina A ^a   Robinson, James O ^a   Pearson, Julie C ^a   Christiansen, Keryn J ^a,b   Coombs, Geoffrey W ^a,b   Murray, Ronan J ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CETRIMIDE; CLINDAMYCIN; DICLOXACILLIN; HEXACHLOROPHENE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FAMILY; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 70349970930     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1510.081532     Document Type: Letter

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