Infections with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus are reported increasingly in intensive care unit and ward, that means not only a dangerous disease but also a considerable expenditure factor.
Klinik und Poliklinik für Unfall-, Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Klinikum, Universität zu Köln, Joseph-Stelzmann-Strasse 9, 50924 Köln. axel.prokop@uni-koeln.de