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See Latest ArticlesRelationship Between Population Density of Attorneys and Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Is Medical-Legal Pressure on Physicians a Driving Force Behind the Development of Antibiotic Resistance
American Journal of Therapeutics, 09/29/09
Sakoulas G et al. – The authors performed a hypothesis–generating study evaluating the perceived threat of lawsuits among physicians and methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus. They found a correlation between the prevalence of methicillin resistance among clinical S. aureus isolates and both antibiotic prescriptions per capita and density of attorneys in countries in Europe and North America.
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