Risk factors for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a multi-laboratory study.

BACKGROUND: The present study aimed to investigate the dose response relationship between the prescriptions of antimicrobial agents and infection/colonization with methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) taking additional factors like stay in a health care facility into account. METHODS:...

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Main Authors: Boudewijn Catry, Katrien Latour, Béatrice Jans, Stien Vandendriessche, Ragna Preal, Karl Mertens, Olivier Denis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3935888?pdf=render