SMJ articles in the category "methicillin resistance"

Original Article

Dissemination of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Background: The epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was investigated at a tertiary care hospital, and relationship was made between the clinical and genetic definitions of community- and healthcare-associated MRSA. Methods: Nonduplicate isolates of S aureus were collected during 2004. Isolates were classified clinically as community-associated (CA) or healthcare-associated (HA)….

Posted in: methicillin resistance 2 Staphylococcus aureus 14

Original Article

Widespread Emergence of Methicillin Resistance in Community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Denver

Background: Increasing rates of methicillin resistance among outpatient Staphylococcus aureus infections led us to assess the epidemiology and outcome of a local outbreak. Methods: A retrospective cohort study of outpatient skin and soft tissue infections due to S aureus in 2003. Results: From 2002 to mid-2004, the percentage of outpatient…

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