Fluoroquinolone Use Is a Risk Factor for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Acquisition in Long-term Care Facilities: A Nested Case-Case-Control Study - Concepedia

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Fluoroquinolone Use Is a Risk Factor for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Acquisition in Long-term Care Facilities: A Nested Case-Case-Control Study

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2014

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Clotilde Couderc, Sarah Jolivet, Anne C. M. Thiébaut, Caroline Ligier, Laetitia Remy, Anne‐Sophie Alvarez, Christine Lawrence, J. Salomon, Jean‐Louis Herrmann, Didier Guillemot,

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Abstract

Our results suggest that fluoroquinolones are a risk factor for MRSA acquisition. Control measures to limit MRSA spread in LTCFs should also be based on optimization of fluoroquinolone use.

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