Abstract
We aimed to determine the prevalence and acquisition rate of MRSA among patients admitted to internal medicine ward at HUG.
Highlights
methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage at admission was associated with age (p=0.0016, Wilcoxon rank sum test) and a positive MRSA swab in the previous 6 months (c2 233, p
By Wilcoxon rank sum test, MRSA acquisition was associated with length of hospital stay (p=0.0009) and age (p=0.0087)
No association was found between MRSA carriage or acquisition and sex, provenance, antibiotic use, requirement of intensive or high dependency care and type of medical ward
Summary
Results Among 1967 patients, swabs were collected in 1740 (88%) at admission and 712 (36%) at discharge; with 687 (35%) having both. Mean age was 64 years; 58% were male.
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