The epidemiology of methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a neonatal intensive care unit, 2000-2007

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 135-139

  Carey, A J ^a,b   Duchon, J ^a,b   Della Latta, P ^a   Saiman, L ^a,b  

^a New York Presbyterian Hospital ^*  (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical presentations; MRSA; MSSA; Neonates

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NONHUMAN; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL BACTEREMIA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 76449096905     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2009.119     Document Type: Article

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