Open AccessPrevalence and Risk Factors for Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus at Admission to the Intensive Care Unit<subtitle>Results of a Multicenter Study</subtitle>
Author(s) -
JeanChristophe Lucet
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.163.2.181
Subject(s) - medicine , carriage , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , intensive care unit , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , staphylococcus aureus , pathology , biology , bacteria , genetics
Detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers on admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) is an important component of strategies for controlling the spread of MRSA.
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