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Article: Invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections Among Dialysis Patients - United States, 2005
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- March 9, 2007
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CopyrightCopyright U.S. Center for Disease Control Mar 9, 2007. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of bloodstream and other invasive infections in the United States. S. aureus has become increasingly resistant to first-line antimicrobial agents in health-care settings (1). Dialysis patients are especially vulnerable to infections, frequently those caused by antimicrobial-resistant organisms, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). To assess the incidence of invasive MRSA infection among dialysis patients in the United States during 2005, surveillance data were analyzed from the Active Bacterial Core surveillance (ABCs) system. This report summarizes the results of that analysis, which estimated that, in 2005, the incidence of ...