MRSA USA300 at Alaska native medical center, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, 2000-2006

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 105-108

  David, Michael Z ^a   Rudolph, Karen M ^b   Hennessy, Thomas W ^b   Zychowski, Diana L ^a   Asthi, Karthik ^a   Boyle Vavra, Susan ^a   Daum, Robert S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALASKA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INFANT; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856571265     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1801.110746     Document Type: Article

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