Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in elective surgical patients at a public teaching hospital: An analysis of 1039 patients

American Surgeon

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1096-1099

  Manunga, Jesse ^a   Olak, Jemi ^a   Rivera, Carmen ^a   Martin, Maureen ^a  

^a KERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; LINEZOLID; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HERNIORRHAPHY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NOSE SMEAR; ORAL BIOPSY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 84866771517     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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