Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology (Jan 2007)

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Canadian Intensive Care Unit: Delays in Initiating Effective Therapy Due to the Low Prevalence of Infection

  • Wendy Sligl,
  • Geoffrey Taylor,
  • RT Noel Gibney,
  • Robert Rennie,
  • Linda Chui

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2007/120987
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18, no. 2
pp. 139 – 143

Abstract

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INTRODUCTION: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in intensive care units (ICUs) has increased dramatically in prevalence in recent years, and is associated with increased morbidity, mortality and cost of care. The aim of the present study was to describe the epidemiology and outcomes of MRSA infection in the general systems ICU at the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta.