Title
Oxacillin-resistant and multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Lima, Peru
Date Issued
01 February 2006
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
review
Author(s)
Hernandez K.
Ramos R.
Bazan E.
Rodriguez I.
Torres A.
Publisher(s)
Cambridge University Press
Abstract
In a hospital in Lima, Peru, a review of 103 Staphylococcus aureus infections was conducted during 2002. The prevalence of oxacillin-resistant S. aureus strains was 68%; 25% of strains were resistant to multiple drugs. Previous use of antibiotics and undergoing a surgical procedure during the cur-rent hospital stay were associated with the presence of an oxacillin-resistant S. aureus strain. © 2006 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved.
Start page
198
End page
200
Volume
27
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
FarmacologÃa, Farmacia
EpidemiologÃa
DOI
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-33644891031
PubMed ID
Source
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
ISSN of the container
0899823X
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción CientÃfica
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