Geographic distribution of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus soft tissue infections

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1089-1092

  Rossini, Connie J ^a   Moriarty, Kevin P ^a   Tashjian, David B ^a   Garb, Jane L ^a   Wait, Richard B ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Methicillin resistance; MRSA; Pediatric communityacquired infections

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCISION; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959316213     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.03.036     Document Type: Article

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