Community acquired MRSA infection rates are 6 times greater in HIV patients
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 16:28
in Health & Medicine
HIV-infected patients are at a markedly increased risk for community acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections according to a new study by researchers at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County and Rush University Medical Center.
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