A study on surgical site infections caused by staphylococcus aureus with a special search for methicillin-resistant isolates

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 502-508

  Naik, Gayathree ^a   Deshpande, Srinivas R ^a  

^a Malabar Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); Staphylococcus aureus; Surgical site infections

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; INCIDENCE; INDIA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OBSTETRIC OPERATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PUS; SURGICAL INFECTION;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79959308953     PISSN: None     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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