Community-associated methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infections in a pediatric intensive care unit

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 587-591

  Menif, Khaled ^a   Bouziri, Asma ^a   Khaldi, Ammar ^a   Hamdi, Asma ^a   Belhadj, Sarra ^a   Borgi, Aida ^a   Fitouri, Zahra ^a   Jaballah, Najla Ben ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus; Necrotizing pneumonia; Pediatric intensive care unit; Severe sepsis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MORTALITY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPTIC SHOCK;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 80051778792     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.1565     Document Type: Article

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