THE INCIDENCE OF NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION AND INTRINSIC INFECTION OF METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (MRSA) IN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU) PATIENTS

1999 ◽  
Vol 27 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. 142A
Author(s):  
Taku Takeda ◽  
Kakuko Yasunaka ◽  
Keiichi Tanaka ◽  
Tohru Takata
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Nosocomial Infection ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Icu Patients ◽  
Methicillin Resistant

Incidence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nosocomial Infections in Intensive Care Units in Lyon University Hospitals, France, 2003-2006

2008 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 454-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Moalla ◽  
D. Baratin ◽  
M. Giard ◽  
P. Vanhems
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Nosocomial Infection ◽  
Incidence Rate ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Nosocomial Infections ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
University Hospitals ◽  
Icu Patients ◽  
Methicillin Resistant

We describe the trends in the incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nosocomial infection in intensive care units in Lyon hospitals from January 1, 2003, through December 31, 2006. The incidence rate decreased from 1.77 cases per 100 ICU patients in 2003 to 1.16 cases per 100 ICU patients in 2006, a reduction of 38.0% (P = .05).

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