Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in India: Prevalence & susceptibility pattern

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 363-369

  Joshi, Sangeeta ^a   Ray, Pallab ^b   Manchanda, Vikas ^c   Bajaj, Jyoti ^d   Chitnis, D S ^e   Gautam, Vikas ^b   Goswami, Parijath ^f   Gupta, Varsha ^g   Harish, B N ^h   Kagal, Anju ⁱ   Kapil, Arti ^j   Rao, Ratna ^k   Rodrigues, Camilla ^l   Sardana, Raman ^m   Devi, Kh Sulochana ⁿ   Sharma, Anita ^o   Balaji, Veeragaghavan ^p  

^a MANIPAL HOSPITAL   (India)

^b POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^c Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya   (India)

^d GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^e CHOITHRAM HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^f GUJARAT CANCER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^g GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^h JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

ⁱ B J MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^j ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^k Apollo Health City   (India)

^l P D HINDUJA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (India)

^m INDRAPRASTHA APOLLO HOSPITAL   (India)

ⁿ REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^o FORTIS HOSPITAL   (India)

^p CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

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Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility; India; MRSA; Prevalence; Staphylococcus

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; HUMAN; INDIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION;

CIPROFLOXACIN; CROSS INFECTION; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; INDIA; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84875535512     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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