Trends among pathogens reported as causing bacteraemia in England, 2004-2008

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 451-458

  Wilson, J ^a   Elgohari, S ^a   Livermore, D M ^a   Cookson, B ^a   Johnson, A ^a   Lamagni, T ^a   Chronias, A ^b   Sheridan, E ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coagulase negative staphylococci; Escherichia coli; Staphylococcus aureus; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CHILD; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE SEPSIS; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; KLEBSIELLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TREND STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79751514851     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03262.x     Document Type: Article

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