Characteristics of invasive staphylococcus aureus in United Kingdom neonatal units

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 850-854

  Vergnano, Stefania ^a   Menson, Esse ^b   Smith, Zoe ^c   Kennea, Nigel ^d   Embleton, Nick ^e   Clarke, Paul ^f   Watts, Timothy ^b   Health, Paul T ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b EVELINA LONDON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^f NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bacteremia; MRSA; neonatal; sepsis; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; RIFAMPICIN; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BONE INFECTION; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EPIDEMIC; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; NURSERY; PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; PNEUMONIA; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT DURATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80052929307     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318224546d     Document Type: Article

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