Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus disease in two members of a household in Spain

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 472-473

  Paño Pardo, José Ramoén ^a   Garciéa, Adela ^a   Aracil, Francisco ^a   Martiénez, Antonio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CLARITHROMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; LINEZOLID; MEROPENEM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PLEURA EFFUSION; SPAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SPAIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 77956344777     PISSN: 0213005X     EISSN: 15781852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2009.07.016     Document Type: Letter

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