Changes in the Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Intensive Care Units in US Hospitals, 1992-2003 | Zendy

R. Monina Klevens | Zendy; J R Edwards | Zendy; Fred C. Tenover | Zendy; L. Clifford McDonald | Zendy; T A Horan | Zendy; R. P. Gaynes | Zendy

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Changes in the Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Intensive Care Units in US Hospitals, 1992-2003

Author(s) -

R. Monina Klevens,

J R Edwards,

Fred C. Tenover,

L. Clifford McDonald,

T A Horan,

R. P. Gaynes

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/499367

Subject(s) - medicine , staphylococcus aureus , epidemiology , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , micrococcaceae , microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcal infections , meticillin , intensive care , antibacterial agent , intensive care medicine , antibiotics , bacteria , biology , genetics

The proportion of Staphylococcus aureus isolates that were methicillin resistant (MRSA) increased from 35.9% in 1992 to 64.4% in 2003 for hospitals in the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance system. During the same period, there was a decrease in resistance rates for several non- beta -lactam drugs among the MRSA isolates.

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