Comparison of incidence of bloodstream infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus between england and united states, 2006-2007

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 925-928

  Lessa, Fernanda C ^a   Mu, Yi ^a   Davies, John ^b   Murray, Miranda ^b   Lillie, Mark ^b   Pearson, Andrew ^b   Fridkin, Scott K ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR PREPAREDNESS DETECTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIALYSIS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957835976     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/656414     Document Type: Article

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