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Comparative Study
. 2004 Jun;10(6):1125-8.
doi: 10.3201/eid1006.020665.

Reference group choice and antibiotic resistance outcomes

Keith S Kaye  1 , John J Engemann, Essy Mozaffari, Yehuda Carmeli
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Comparative Study

Reference group choice and antibiotic resistance outcomes

Keith S Kaye et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Jun.

Abstract

Two types of cohort studies examining patients infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) were contrasted, using different reference groups. Cases were compared to uninfected patients and patients infected with the corresponding, susceptible organism. VRE and MRSA were associated with adverse outcomes. The effect was greater when uninfected control patients were used.

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