Article
[Methicillin-reistant Staphylococcus aureus: risk factors for infection-colonization and clonal heterogeneity in intensive care units].
Anasthesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie : AINS - 1 Aug 1998
Wichelhaus T A, Westphal K, Kessler P, Schäfer V, Brade V
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to determine the risk factors associated with colonisation/infection by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and to demonstrate the chain of infections by genotyping of all MRSA isolates. METHODS: A total of 6143 microbiological samples from 1753 p...
Topics
- Adult
- Genotype
- Humans
- Immunocompromised Host
- Intensive Care Units
- Methicillin Resistance
- Risk Factors
- Staphylococcal Infections
- Staphylococcus aureus