Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in a cardiac surgical unit Michel Carrier, MDa, Richard Marchand, MDb,c, Pierre Auger, MDb,c, Yves.

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in a cardiac surgical unit Michel Carrier, MDa, Richard Marchand, MDb,c, Pierre Auger, MDb,c, Yves Hébert, MDa, Michel Pellerin, MDa, Louis P. Perrault, MD, PhDa, Raymond Cartier, MDa, Denis Bouchard, MDa, Nancy Poirier, MDa, Pierre Pagé, MDa The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 123, Issue 1, Pages 40-44 (January 2002) DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2002.118505 Copyright © 2002 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Total incidence of MRSA infections, including mediastinitis, superficial and deep sternal and leg wound infection, and all systemic infection episodes decreased from 1992-1993 to 2000. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2002 123, 40-44DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2002.118505) Copyright © 2002 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Fig. 2 Relative risk (RR) of severe mediastinal MRSA infection to all other MRSA infection episodes decreased from 1992-1993 to 2000. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2002 123, 40-44DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2002.118505) Copyright © 2002 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Fig. 3 Incidence of MRSA and non-MRSA mediastinal infections decreased from 1992-1993 to 2000. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2002 123, 40-44DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2002.118505) Copyright © 2002 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions