Methicillin-susceptible staphylococcus aureus as a predominantly healthcare-associated pathogen: A possible reversal of roles?

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  David, Michael Z ^a,b   Boyle Vavra, Susan ^a   Zychowski, Diana L ^a   Daum, Robert S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPE 1; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPE 30; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPE 5; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPE 59; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPE 8; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; METHICILLIN; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79954576659     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018217     Document Type: Article

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