Staphylococcus aureus is the most common identified cause of cellulitis: A systematic review

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 313-317

  Chira, S ^a   Miller, L G ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellulitis aetiology; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CELLULITIS; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NONHUMAN; PUNCH BIOPSY; SKIN INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

CELLULITIS; HUMANS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 76549124828     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268809990483     Document Type: Article

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