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MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Dr. Andrea Parriott MPH, PhD Department of Epidemiology Fielding School of Public Health University of California Los Angeles
MedicalResearch.com: What are the main findings of the study? Dr. Parriott: We wanted to know whether hospital and provider volume (i.e. the number of deliveries performed by each hospital and provider per quarter) and cesarean section rates were predictors of the risk of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection before discharge from the hospital (after delivering a baby). We did not find an association between any of these variables and risk of MRSA infection. (more…)MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Raakel Luoto, MD Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland MedicalResearch.com: What are the main findings...
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Nahid Bhadelia, MD, MALD Assistant Professor Associate Hospital Epidemiologist, Section of Infectious Diseases Director, Infection Control National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory (NEIDL) Boston...