An Evaluation of Universal Screening for MRSA at the Ottawa Hospital
Statement of the problem: Methicillin-resistant Staphyloccocus aureus (MRSA) is a pathogen of increasing concern and is associated with higher hospital readmission rates, poorer prognosis, and increased mortality resulting in increasing costs to the Canadian healthcare system.1-13 Institutions have...
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| Language: | en |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10393/20524 |