Cutaneous methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in a suburban community hospital pediatric emergency department

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 460-465

  Kairam, Neeraja ^a   Silverman, Michael E ^a   Salo, David F ^a   Baorto, Elizabeth ^b   Lee, Ben ^b   Amato, Christopher S ^a  

^a MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Atlantic Health   (United States)

Author keywords

abscess; MRSA; skin infection; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MIXED INFECTION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SUBURBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80755141286     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2009.05.015     Document Type: Article

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