Characterisation of staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia at Tygerberg hospital
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Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteraemia and Endocarditis
Staphylococcus aureus is a major cause of bloodstream infections and endocarditis. S. aureus bacteraemia (SAB) is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, and endocarditis is a severe complication. Population-based studies on S. aureus bacteraemia have been sparse, and few large studies exist on S. aureus endocarditis (SAE). The objective of this thesis was to study the epidemiology...
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عنوان ژورنال: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1015-8782
DOI: 10.1080/10158782.2013.11441515