How deadly is meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus?

Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Oct;14(10):905-7. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(14)70904-1. Epub 2014 Aug 31.

Authors

Gerd Fätkenheuer¹, Achim J Kaasch²

Affiliations

¹ Department I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Germany; German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Bonn-Cologne, Cologne, Germany. Electronic address: g.faetkenheuer@uni-koeln.de.
² Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University of Cologne, Germany.

PMID: 25185459
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(14)70904-1

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MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Bacteremia / epidemiology*
Female
Humans
Male
Methicillin / pharmacology*
Methicillin Resistance*
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Methicillin