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Risk factors for treatment failure in orthopedic device-related methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Feb 2010
Ferry T, Uçkay I, Vaudaux P, François P, Schrenzel J, Harbarth S, Laurent F, Bernard L, Vandenesch F, Etienne J, Hoffmeyer P, Lew D
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The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical and microbiological risk factors for treatment failure of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) orthopedic device-related infection (ODRI). A retrospective cohort study of patients with MRSA ODRI who were treated at Geneva University Hospitals between 2000 and 2008 was undertaken. Stored MRSA isolates were retrieved for genetic characterization...
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