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Global epidemiology of MRSA

In the pre-antibiotic era, S. aureus bacteraemia was usually fatal. In a review of cases in the early 1940s, mortality amongst 122 consecutive patients was 82%, and was 98% in those aged >50 years. In the modern era, it is estimated that 25–35% of healthy human individuals carry S. aureus on the skin or mucous membranes. Continue reading →

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