Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Canadian Intensive Care Unit: Delays in Initiating Effective Therapy Due to the Low Prevalence of Infection | Zendy

Wendy Sligl | Zendy; Geoffrey Taylor | Zendy; R. T. Noel Gibney | Zendy; Robert Rennie | Zendy; Linda Chui | Zendy

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Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Canadian Intensive Care Unit: Delays in Initiating Effective Therapy Due to the Low Prevalence of Infection

Author(s) -

Wendy Sligl,

Geoffrey Taylor,

R. T. Noel Gibney,

Robert Rennie,

Linda Chui

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

canadian journal of infectious diseases and medical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.634

H-Index - 38

eISSN - 1918-1493

pISSN - 1712-9532

DOI - 10.1155/2007/120987

Subject(s) - staphylococcus aureus , intensive care unit , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , medicine , intensive care medicine , staphylococcal infections , infection control , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , bacteria , genetics

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in intensive care units (ICUs) has increased dramatically in prevalence in recent years, and is associated with increased morbidity, mortality and cost of care. The aim of the present study was to describe the epidemiology and outcomes of MRSA infection in the general systems ICU at the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta.

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