Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology (Jan 2014)

Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Patients with Persistent or Recurrent Bacteremia

  • Henry Wong,
  • Christine Watt,
  • Sameer Elsayed,
  • Michael John,
  • Glen Johnson,
  • Kevin Katz,
  • Sigmund Krajden,
  • Christine Lee,
  • Tony Mazzulli,
  • Krystyna Ostrowska,
  • David Richardson,
  • Baldwin Toye,
  • Christie Vermeiren,
  • Deborah Yamamura,
  • Andrew E Simor

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/853482
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 25, no. 2
pp. 83 – 86

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infections (BSI) are associated with considerable morbidity and mortality, especially with persistent (PB) or recurrent bacteremia (RB).