Antibiotic prescribing as a risk factor for MRSA.
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.
Wilcox
Mark H
MH
Leeds General Infirmary and University of Leeds, Old Medical School, Leeds LS1 3EX.
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*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents