Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Disease in Three Communities

K. Fridkin, Scott; Hageman, Jeffrey; Morrison, Melissa; Thomson Sanza, Laurie; Como‐Sabetti, Kathryn; A. Jernigan, John; Harriman, Kathleen; H. Harrison, Lee; Lynfield, Ruth; M. Farley, Monica

doi:10.1056/nejmoa043252

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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Disease in Three Communities

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Apr 6, 2005

Authors:

Scott K. Fridkin

Jeffrey Hageman

Melissa Morrison

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection has emerged in patients who do not have the established risk factors. The national burden and clinical effect of this novel presentation of MRSA disease are unclear. METHODS: We evaluated MRSA infections in patients identified ...

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Medicine

Confidence interval

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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