Is methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus pneumonia epidemiology and sensitivity changing?

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 343, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 196-198

  Diaz, Elsi ^a   Fernandez, Imelyn M ^a   Jimenez, Lohengrin ^b   Rodriguez, Mauricio ^e   Surani, Salim ^c,d,f  

^a CHRISTUS Spohn Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^b Pulmonary Associates   (United States)

^c Department of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^d Department of Medicine   (United States)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

^f BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic therapy; Community acquired; Hospital acquired; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia; MRSA

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPUTUM CULTURE;

EID: 84857655697     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: 15382990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3182284bee     Document Type: Article

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