Methicillin-resistant S. aureus infections among patients in the emergency department.

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Published in N Engl J Med on August 17, 2006

Authors

Gregory J Moran1, Anusha Krishnadasan, Rachel J Gorwitz, Gregory E Fosheim, Linda K McDougal, Roberta B Carey, David A Talan, EMERGEncy ID Net Study Group

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Emergency Medicine, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, Calif 91342, USA. idnet@ucla.edu

Associated clinical trials:

S. Aureus, Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (SSTIs) | NCT02796742

Abscess Aspiration | NCT04127071

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