title: Comparison of antimicrobial susceptibilities among hospitalized and nursing home patients from Oklahoma.
abstract: Antimicrobial susceptibility results were compared for 13,090 isolates recovered from patients of Oklahoma hospitals and nursing homes. The most striking results confirm earlier suspicions that nursing home patients represent the largest pool of methicillin-resistant (greater than 60%) Staphylococcus aureus.
authors.affiliation: VAMC, Oklahoma City, OK 73104.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Flournoy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Welch
mesh_terms: D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009735:Nursing Homes