Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in combat support hospitals in three regions of Iraq

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 139, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 994-997

  Huang, X Z ^a   Cash, D M ^a   Chahine, M A ^a   Van Horn, G T ^b   Erwin, D P ^b   McKay, J T ^b   Hamilton, L R ^b   Jerke, K H ^c   Co, E M A ^b   Aldous, W K ^b   Lesho, E P ^a   Lindler, L E ^d   Bowden, R A ^a   Nikolich, M P ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b US CSHs   (Iraq)

^c LANDSTUHL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

^d US Department of Homeland Security   (United States)

Author keywords

CA MRSA; infection; Iraq

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CCR; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; NITROFURANTOIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; RIFAMPICIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CCR GENE; CONTROL STRATEGY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; IRAQ; MECA GENE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; MILITARY MEDICINE; NONHUMAN;

CROSS INFECTION; GENOTYPE; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; IRAQ; IRAQ WAR, 2003-2011; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 79959346941     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268810001950     Document Type: Article

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