ORIGINAL/Sección ClínicaRepercusión asistencial y coste hospitalario de la infección por Staphylococcus aureus meticilina resistente en una unidad geriátrica de agudosStaphylococcus aureus infection in an acute geriatric unit

Objective The aim of this study was to determine the risk of mortality, functional decline and institutionalization, as well as the hospital cost associated with patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in an Acute Geriatric Unit (AGU).