Author:
Goetz Angella,Posey Kathy,Fleming Jean,Jacobs Sharon,Boody Linda,Wagener Marilyn M.,Muder Robert R.
Abstract
AbstractTo determine the proportion of methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus(MRSA) among patients presenting for hospitalization and to assess risk factors for MRSA carriage, we conducted a study for 13 months at five Pittsburgh-area hospitals. Of 504S aureusidentified, 125 (25%) were MRSA Independent risk factors for MRSA included organ transplantation, employment in a healthcare facility, pressure sores, tube feeding, and hospitalization within the preceding year.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Microbiology (medical),Epidemiology
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