Skin and soft-tissue infections in suburban primary care: Epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and observations on abscess management

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Weiss, Charles ^a   Kaminsky, Peggy ^a   Boggs, John ^a   Ley, Catherine ^b  

^a PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b Caradon Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79551624524     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-33     Document Type: Article

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