Methicillin and vancomycin resistant S. aureus in hospitalized patients
S. aureus is the major bacterial cause of skin, soft tissue and bone infections, and one of the commonest causes of healthcare-associated bacteremia. Hospital-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) carriage is associated with an increased risk of infection, morbidity and mortality. Screen...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2010-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Global Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2010;volume=2;issue=3;spage=275;epage=283;aulast=Loomba |