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Table 3 Incidence of acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus stratified according to Katz's index in a chronic-care centre.

From: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) in rehabilitation and chronic-care-facilities: what is the best strategy?

 

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

Number of patients admitted

14

13

4

10

7

11

75

Number of acquisitionsa

0

0

0

0

0

1

5

Incidence of acquisition (%)

0

0

0

0

0

9.1

6.7

  1. ain patients who were not carriers (screening samples) or who were not colonised/infected (clinical samples) on admission
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BMC Geriatrics

ISSN: 1471-2318

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