Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a surgical intensive care unit

American Surgeon

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1077-1080

  Recinos, Gustavo ^a   Inaba, Kenji ^a   Dubose, Joseph ^b   Barmparas, Galinos ^a   Teixeira, Pedro G R ^a   Talving, Peep ^a   Belzberg, Howard ^a   Demetriades, Demetrios ^a  

^a LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADULT; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH CAROLINA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 70450252273     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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