Time to blood culture positivity as a predictor of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia

Journal of Infection

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 190-191

  Lai, Chih Cheng ^a   Wang, Cheng Yi ^b   Liu, Wei Lun ^a   Hou, Ching Cheng ^a   Huang, Yu Tsung ^c   Hsueh, Po Ren ^c  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLOOD CULTURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL BACTEREMIA; TAIWAN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79551611135     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.11.006     Document Type: Letter

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