Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from skin and wound infections in the United States 2005-07: laboratory-based surveillance study
Author(s) -
Glenn Tillotson,
Deborah C. Draghi,
D.F. Sahm,
K. M. Tomfohrde,
T. del Fabro,
Ian A. Critchley
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkn149
Subject(s) - staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcal skin infections , skin infection , medicine , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , biology , bacteria , genetics
The aim of this study was to describe the rates of antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus from skin and wound infections reported from nine regions of the USA during 2005-07 and to identify the regional variation in patterns of resistance.
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