Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections May Not Impede the Success of Ultrasound-Guided Drainage of Puerperal Breast Abscesses

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 148-154

  Chen, Chin Yau ^a   Anderson, Benjamin O ^c   Lo, Su Shun ^a   Lin, Chi Hung ^a   Chen, Huo Mu ^b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST ABSCESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTITIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

ABSCESS; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTITIS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PUERPERAL INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, MAMMARY;

EID: 74749103842     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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