Epidemic community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: modern times for an ancient pathogen

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2005 May;24(5):459-60. doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000164170.67897.97.

Authors

Susan E Crawford¹, Robert S Daum

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Disease, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.

PMID: 15876949
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000164170.67897.97

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Age Distribution
Child
Child, Preschool
Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis
Community-Acquired Infections / drug therapy
Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology
Female
Humans
Incidence
Male
Methicillin Resistance*
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Prognosis
Risk Assessment
Sex Distribution
Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis
Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy
Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification