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01-02-2011 | Poster presentation
Prognostic impact of imported and newly-isolated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the ICU
Authors:
S Ohshimo, K Ota, T Tamura, Y Kida, J Itai, K Suzuki, T Inagawa, Y Torikoshi, T Otani, T Sadamori, R Tsumura, Y Iwasaki, N Hirohashi, K Tanigawa
Published in:
Critical Care
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Special Issue 1/2011
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Excerpt
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a leading pathogen of hospital-acquired pneumonia. The difference in outcome between patients with imported and newly-isolated MRSA in the ICU has not been well investigated. The aim of our study was to explore the incidence, risk factors and outcome in patients with imported and newly-isolated MRSA. …