[Colonization by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a predictive factor for the resistance phenotype of an infectious strain of S. aureus].

doi:10.1016/s0750-7658(00)00196-9

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[Colonization by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a predictive factor for the resistance phenotype of an infectious strain of S. aureus].

Annales francaises d'anesthesie et de reanimation - 1 Mar 2000

Truffault A, Mimoz O, Karim A, Edouard A, Nordmann P, Samii K

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OBJECTIVE: To assess the predictive value of a previous colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus for the resistance pattern of a bacteriological specimen significantly positive to S. aureus. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective study of patients' files. PATIENTS: Patients admitted for at least 48 hours in a surgical intensive care unit from April 1, 1996 to December 31, 1997. METHODS: Collection of...

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