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Comparative Study
. 2008 Nov;14(11):1756-8.
doi: 10.3201/eid1411.080337.

Growth and geographic variation in hospitalizations with resistant infections, United States, 2000-2005

Marya D Zilberberg  1 , Andrew F Shorr, Marin H Kollef
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Comparative Study

Growth and geographic variation in hospitalizations with resistant infections, United States, 2000-2005

Marya D Zilberberg et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Nov.

Abstract

From 2000 through 2005, hospitalizations with resistant infections (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium difficile-associated disease, vancomycin-resistant enterococcus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Candida infection) nearly doubled, from 499,702 to 947,393. Regional variations noted in the aggregate and by individual infection may help clarify modifiable risk factors driving these infections.

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Population incidence of component resistant infections in the United States, by census region, 2000–2005. A) Clostridium difficile–associated disease; B) methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; C) vancomycin-resistant enterococcus; D) Pseudomonas aeruginosa; E) Candida spp.
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