Article
Changing epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Canada.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 May 2013
Nichol Kimberly A, Adam Heather J, Roscoe Diane L, Golding George R, Lagacé-Wiens Philippe R S, Hoban Daryl J, Zhanel George G
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To compare the demographics, antimicrobial susceptibilities and molecular epidemiology of community-associated (CA) and healthcare-associated (HA) methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Canada. METHODS: Between 2007 and 2011, 1266 MRSA were collected from inpatients and outpatients attending tertiary-care medical centres across Canada. Susceptibility testing was performed using broth...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Canada
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cross Infection
- Female
- Genotype
