Trends in invasive infection with methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, Connecticut, USA, 2001-2010

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 917-924

  Hadler, James L ^a   Petit, Susan ^b   Mandour, Mona ^b   Cartter, Matthew L ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CDC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; OUTPATIENT; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CONNECTICUT; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84861206424     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1806.120182     Document Type: Article

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