title: Antibiotic prescribing as a risk factor for MRSA.
abstract: There is accumulating evidence to support the role of specific antibiotic classes as risk factors for selecting meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Crucially, however, controlled studies of antimicrobial prescribing interventions are lacking. The evidence for the association between antimicrobial prescribing and expansion of MRSA is reviewed here.
authors.affiliation: Leeds General Infirmary and University of Leeds, Old Medical School, Leeds LS1 3EX.
authors.forename: Mark H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Wilcox
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000145:classification; D015195:Drug Design; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents