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Is MRSA admission bacteraemia community-acquired? A case control study.
The Journal of infection - 1 Mar 2008
Miller Ruth, Esmail Hanif, Peto Tim, Walker Sarah, Crook Derrick, Wyllie David
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To compare characteristics of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) bacteraemia detected on admission to a UK hospital and to determine whether these organisms are community-acquired. METHODS: Consecutive cases of MRSA bacteraemia admitted to general medicine between 2003 and 2006 were identified and compared to MSSA age-matched and unmatched...
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