Characterisation of methicillin resistant S. aureus strains and risk factors for acquisition in a teaching hospital in northeast India

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 127-129

  Sarma, J B ^a   Ahmed, G U ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic consumption; HA MRSA colonisation; Infection control; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; NEOMYCIN; NETILMICIN; PENICILLIN G; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN; TETRACYCLINE; TOBRAMYCIN; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOPHAGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SENSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ORTHOPEDICS; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL PATIENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 77951709527     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.62489     Document Type: Article

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