Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections at an Army training installation

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 138, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 721-729

  Morrison Rodriguez, S M ^a,b   Pacha, L A ^c   Patrick, J E ^d   Jordan, N N ^c  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b National Center for Medical Intelligence   (United States)

^c U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MARTIN ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Antimicrobial drugs; Community outbreaks; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMMUNITY ASSOCIATED METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TRAINING; WOUND DRAINAGE; WOUND INFECTION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950894654     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268810000142     Document Type: Article

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