Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection: risk factors and clinical outcome in non-intensive-care units

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection: risk factors and clinical outcome in non-intensive-care units

INTRODUCTION: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is spread out in hospitals across different regions of the world and is regarded as the major agent of nosocomial infections, causing infections such as skin and soft tissue pneumonia and sepsis. The aim of this study was to identify r...

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Main Authors: Karinne Spirandelli Carvalho Naves, Natália Vaz da Trindade, Paulo Pinto Gontijo Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2012-04-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Staphylococcus aureus
MRSA
Bacteremia
Fatores de risco
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822012000200010&lng=en&tlng=en

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