Length of exposure to the hospital environment is more important than antibiotic exposure in healthcare associated infections by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a comparative study

Length of exposure to the hospital environment is more important than antibiotic exposure in healthcare associated infections by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a comparative study

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Objectives: Both total antimicrobial use and specific antimicrobials have been implicated as risk factors for healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (HCA-MRSA) infection. The aims of this study were: (I) to explore predictors of a new HCA-MRSA infection in comparison with...

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Main Authors: Ioannis G. Baraboutis, MD, Eleftheria P. Tsagalou, Ilias Papakonstantinou, Markos N. Marangos, Charalambos Gogos, Athanasios T. Skoutelis, Haralambos (Harry) Bassaris, Stuart Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867011702239

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