Epidemiology
Researchers from Monash University, Department of Epidemiology publish findings in epidemiology
Published in Medicine and Law Weekly, November 17th, 2006
New investigation results, "Carriage of multiple subtypes of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by intensive care unit patients," are detailed in a study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. In this recent study, researchers in Melbourne, Australia conducted a study "To determine how consistently patients are colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at various sites and how many subtypes can be carried simultaneously by a single patient. A 28-bed Intensive care unit in a tertiary-care referral hospital."
"A total of 1,181 patients were screened by culture of swab specimens obtained from the nose, throat,...
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