Population‐Based Study of the Epidemiology of and the Risk Factors for Invasive<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>Infections

B. Laupland, Kevin; L. Church, Deirdre; Mucenski, Melissa; R. Sutherland, Lloyd; Dele Davies, H.

doi:10.1086/374621

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Population‐Based Study of the Epidemiology of and the Risk Factors for InvasiveStaphylococcus aureusInfections

Published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases • May 1, 2003

Authors:

Kevin B. Laupland

Deirdre L. Church

Melissa Mucenski

Abstract

A population-based active-surveillance study of the Calgary Health Region (population, 929,656) was conducted from May 1999 to April 2000, to define the epidemiology of invasive Staphylococcus aureus (ISA) infections. The annual incidence was 28.4 cases/100,000 population; 46% were classified as nos...

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Epidemiology

Medicine

Population

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