Nasopharyngeal colonization with methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus and mortality among patients in an intensive care unit Colonización nasal por el staphylococcus aureus resistente a la meticilina y mortalidad en pacientes de una unidad de terapia intensiva Colonização nasal por staphylococcus aureus resistente à meticilina e mortalidade em pacientes de uma unidade de terapia intensiva

• Main Authors: Cristiane Ravagnani Fortaleza (Author), Edson Carvalho de Melo (Author), Carlos Magno Castelo Branco Fortaleza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2009-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Nasopharyngeal colonization with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is common in critically ill patients, but its effect on patient prognosis is not fully elucidated. A retrospective cohort study was carried out enrolling 122 patients from an intensive care unit who were screened wee...