High rates of Staphylococcus aureus USA400 infection, Northern Canada

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 722-725

  Golding, George R ^a   Levett, Paul N ^b   McDonald, Ryan R ^b   Irvine, James ^c   Quinn, Brian ^c   Nsungu, Mandiangu ^d   Woods, Shirley ^d   Khan, Mohammad ^e   Ofner Agostini, Marianna ^f   Mulvey, Michael R ^a,g  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b Saskatchewan Disease Control Laboratory   (Canada)

^c Population Health Unit   (Canada)

^d Northern Intertribal Health Authority   (Canada)

^e Kelsey Trail Health Region   (Canada)

^f PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; NITROFURANTOIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SASKATCHEWAN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953713218     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1704.100482     Document Type: Article

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