Interventions for the eradication of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in people with cystic fibrosis
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Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in cystic fibrosis.
BACKGROUND Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is increasingly found in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). AIMS To determine whether MRSA infection has a deleterious effect on the clinical status of children with CF. METHODS Children with MRSA in respiratory cultures during a seven year period were identified and compared with controls matched for age, sex, and res...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1465-1858
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd009650.pub3