The Medical journal of Australia
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Comparative Study
Non-multiresistant and multiresistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in community-acquired infections.
To survey Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from patients presenting from the community, comparing clinical features and antibiotic sensitivity profiles between multiresistant and non-multiresistant methicillin-resistant and methicillin-sensitive isolates. ⋯ Non-multiresistant MRSA strains are common, especially among people born in New Zealand, Samoa or Tonga, and are usually community acquired. Medical practitioners should routinely swab all staphylococcal lesions for culture and sensitivity.
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Evidence is increasing that neurorehabilitation lessens patient disability and improves quality of life in both acute and chronic neurological conditions. A focused, multidisciplinary team approach is the key to a successful rehabilitation outcome. ⋯ GPs will supervise function over the long term and activate community rehabilitation resources when necessary to maintain patient function. Ideally, rehabilitation services should be available for most patients with neurological disorders, as it is difficult to predict which individual patients will not benefit.
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To determine if an integrated clinical risk management program that detects adverse patient events in a hospital, analyses their risk and takes action can alter the rate of adverse events. ⋯ Adverse patient events can be detected, and their frequency reduced, using multiple detection methods and clinical improvement strategies as part of an integrated clinical risk management program.