Diabetes an MRSA Risk Factor

HighWire — Medline Abstract
Other identified risk factors were diabetes mellitus (p = 0.001) and the first 15 days of central line placement (p = 0.025). Although chronic liver disease and hypertension could not be identified as significant risk factors, they clearly showed association. Other risk factors were not significantly different from controls. CONCLUSION: It is suggested that greater care is required for the elderly, diabetic patients with a central venous line in place especially during the first fifteen days of its introduction.