MRSA as a cause of community-acquired pneumonia

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1013-1014

  Nakou, A ^a   Woodhead, M ^a,b   Torres, A ^c  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; EDITORIAL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION;

ANIMALS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PULMONARY MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 71049165649     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00120009     Document Type: Editorial

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