Comparison of subsequent infection in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriers between ST72 community-genotype and hospital genotypes: a retrospective cohort study

Comparison of subsequent infection in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriers between ST72 community-genotype and hospital genotypes: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important risk factor of subsequent infection. The purpose of our study was to compare the rates of subsequent infection among newly-admitted patients carrying MRSA between community-genotype and hospital-genoty...

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Main Authors: So Yeon Park, Doo Ryeon Chung, Yu Ri Kang, So Hyun Kim, Sun Young Cho, Young Eun Ha, Cheol-In Kang, Kyong Ran Peck, Jae-Hoon Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Genotype
Kaplan-meier estimate
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Cohort study
Carrier state
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-017-0220-1

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