Why has MRSA become such a successful pathogen? A pediatric perspective

Clinical Updates in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-5

  Baker, Carol J ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DAPTOMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; NAFCILLIN; OXACILLIN; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; PENICILLIN G; TIGECYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; CELLULITIS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDEMIC; FULMINATING PURPURA; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LUNG EMBOLISM; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NECROTIZING PNEUMONIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMONIA; PYOMYOSITIS; SEPTICEMIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT SURVEY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 79953807680     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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