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Incidence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nosocomial Infections in Intensive Care Units in Lyon University Hospitals, France, 2003-2006

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

M. Moalla ,
D. Baratin ,
M. Giard  and
P. Vanhems
M. Moalla
Affiliation:
Unité D'Hygiène, Epidemiologie et Prévention, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
D. Baratin
Affiliation:
Unité D'Hygiène, Epidemiologie et Prévention, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
M. Giard*
Affiliation:
Unité D'Hygiène, Epidemiologie et Prévention, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France CNRS, UMR 5558 Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
P. Vanhems
Affiliation:
Unité D'Hygiène, Epidemiologie et Prévention, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France CNRS, UMR 5558 Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
*
Unité D'Hygiène, Epidemiologie et Prévention, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, 5 place D'Arsonval, 69437 Lyon Cedex 03, France ([email protected])
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Abstract

We describe the trends in the incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nosocomial infection in intensive care units in Lyon hospitals from January 1, 2003, through December 31, 2006. The incidence rate decreased from 1.77 cases per 100 ICU patients in 2003 to 1.16 cases per 100 ICU patients in 2006, a reduction of 38.0% (P = .05).

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 29 , Issue 5 , May 2008 , pp. 454 - 456
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2008

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