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Risk Factors, Length of Stay and In-Hospital Mortality of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections: A Case-Control Study
| Resumo: | The emergence of strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a serious therapeutic challenge in healthcare provision. With this study, we aimed to investigate the risk factors and clinical outcomes (mortality and length of hospital stay) associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in patients admitted to a district hospital in Portugal. |
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| Autores principais: | Rodrigues, Rúben |
| Outros Autores: | Passadouro, Rui; Gomes, Odete; Castro, Ricardo |
| Assunto: | Hospital Mortality Length of Stay Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Portugal Risk Factors Staphylococcal Infections |
| Ano: | 2020 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Instituto Politécnico de Leiria |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | IC-online |
| Resumo: | The emergence of strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a serious therapeutic challenge in healthcare provision. With this study, we aimed to investigate the risk factors and clinical outcomes (mortality and length of hospital stay) associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in patients admitted to a district hospital in Portugal. |
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