The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 39, Issue 1 , Pages 17-20 , July 2010

Emergency Physician Ability to Predict Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

  • Dick C. Kuo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint Address: Dick C. Kuo, md, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 110 South Paca St., Sixth Floor Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21201
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  • Rose M. Chasm, MD
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  • Michael D. Witting, MD, MS

Received 9 March 2007 ,Revised 12 September 2007 ,Accepted 14 September 2007.

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PII: S0736-4679(08)00102-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.09.046

The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 39, Issue 1 , Pages 17-20 , July 2010

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