Factors associated with nosocomial bloodstream infections caused by S. aureus SCCmec type IV / Fatores associados à infecção de corrente sangüínea por Staphylococcus aureus portador de SCCmec tipo IV
AUTOR(ES)
Paula Marques de Vidal
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2007
RESUMO
Staphylococcus aureus SCCmec type IV is prevalent in our hospital and more than 10% of the nosocomial MRSA bacteremias were caused by 4 different type IV MRSA clones. To identify factors associated with nosocomial bloodstream infections caused by MRSA SCCmec type IV, we conducted a case-control study (1:2). Cases were patients with a nosocomial bloodstream infection due to MRSA SCCmec type IV. Controls were patients with a nosocomial bloodstream infection due to multi-resistant MRSA. There were 33 cases and 66 controls. In the univariate analysis, age infecção hospitalar fatores de risco staphylococcus aureus staphylococcus aureus nosocomial infection risk factors
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