A review of staphylococcus aureus infections in children with an emphasis on community-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus infections

Korean Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 150-161

  Choe, Young June ^a   Lee, So Yeon ^a   Sung, Ji Yeon ^a   Yang, Mi Ae ^a   Lee, Joon Ho ^a   Oh, Chi Eun ^a   Lee, Jina ^a   Choi, Eun Hwa ^a   Lee, Hoan Jong ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Childhood; Community associated Staphylococcus aureus (CA MRSA); Korea; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961030887     PISSN: 12263923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14776/kjpid.2009.16.2.150     Document Type: Review

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