• Brit J Hosp Med · Jul 2009

    Review

    Recent initiatives to reduce the spread of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

    • Mark H Wilcox.
    • Department of Microbiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and University of Leeds, leeds, UK.
    • Brit J Hosp Med. 2009 Jul 1; 70 (7): 399-401.

    AbstractRecent initiatives have achieved marked reductions in meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemias. However, the relative effectiveness of prevention interventions is unclear. Initiatives to control meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus have tended to ignore the benefits of altering antimicrobial prescribing.

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