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. 2006 Feb 1;42(3):389-91.
doi: 10.1086/499367. Epub 2005 Dec 19.

Changes in the epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in intensive care units in US hospitals, 1992-2003

R Monina Klevens  1 , Jonathan R Edwards, Fred C Tenover, L Clifford McDonald, Teresa Horan, Robert Gaynes; National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System
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Changes in the epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in intensive care units in US hospitals, 1992-2003

R Monina Klevens et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

The proportion of Staphylococcus aureus isolates that were methicillin resistant (MRSA) increased from 35.9% in 1992 to 64.4% in 2003 for hospitals in the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance system. During the same period, there was a decrease in resistance rates for several non- beta -lactam drugs among the MRSA isolates.

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