High frequency of colonization and absence of identifiable risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in intensive care units in Brazil

Colonization of hospitalized patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is of increasing concern. To evaluate this problem in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in Brazil, we studied 100 patients admitted to two ICUs from April to June, 1997. Of the 100 patients, 70 were male, 53 were...

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Main Author: Korn,Gustavo P. (author)
Other Authors: Martino,Marinês D. V. (author), Mimica,Igor M. (author), Mimica,Lycia J. (author), Chiavone,Paulo A. (author), Musolino,Luiz R. de S. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2001
Subjects:
Staphylococcus aureus
methicillin resistance
hospital infections
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702001000100001
Country:Brazil
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