1. Risk factors for and impact of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in patients in a medical intensive care unit.
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Chen CC and Pass SE
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- Adult, Aged, Carrier State microbiology, Cohort Studies, Cross Infection epidemiology, Female, Humans, Intensive Care Units, Length of Stay, Male, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Staphylococcal Infections microbiology, Survival Analysis, Carrier State epidemiology, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolation & purification, Nasal Mucosa microbiology, Staphylococcal Infections epidemiology
- Abstract
This retrospective cohort study investigated the impact and predictive factors of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal colonization in 180 patients admitted to a medical intensive care unit between July 2009 and June 2010. No significant associations between MRSA nasal colonization and the incidence of health care-associated multidrug-resistant-related infections, intensive care unit length of stay, or inpatient mortality were found. Significant risk factors for MRSA colonization included previous medical history of diabetes mellitus and congestive heart failure., (Copyright © 2013 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2013
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