The prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus MRSA carriage in patients presenting to a hospital emergency department

Pathology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 609-611

  Bamra, Aman ^a   Bhandari, Rabin ^b   De Wit, Deo ^c   Yates, Maria ^c  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b BANKSTOWN LIDCOMBE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c New South Wales Government   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION;

EID: 70350646573     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: 14653931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313020903071470     Document Type: Article

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