Staphylococcus aureus infections in children in an iranian referral pediatric hospital

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 205-207

  Sabouni, F ^a   Ranjbari, R ^a   Pourakbari, B ^b   Mahmoudi, S ^b   Teymuri, M ^b   Taghi Haghi Ashtiani, M ^a   Movahedi, Z ^c   Mamishi, S ^a,b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c QOM UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Children; Methicillin Resistant; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CELLULITIS; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; IRAN; JAUNDICE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NEWBORN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WOUND INFECTION;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; BACTEREMIA; CELLULITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRAN; JAUNDICE; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84895444650     PISSN: 11212233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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