Corrections: Vol. 11, No. 6.In "Methicillin methicillin /meth·i·cil·lin/ (meth?i-sil´in) a semisynthetic penicillin highly resistant to inactivation by penicillinase; used as the sodium salt. meth·i·cil·lin (m  th-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus au·re·us (ô r - s)n. Hospitalizations 1. the placing of a patient in a hospital for treatment. 2. the term of confinement in a hospital. partial hospitalization a psychiatric treatment program for patients who do not need full-time hospitalization, involving a special facility or an arrangement within a hospital setting to which the patient may come for treatment during the days, the nights, ," by Matthew J. Kuehnert et al., an error occurred. In table 3, columns 3 and 5, the rates shown for hospitalization with S. aureus and MRSA-related discharge diagnoses were per 10,000 discharges, rather than per 1,000 discharges, as indicated. The corrected table appears in the updated article at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol11no06/04-0831.htm#table3 We regret any confusion this error may have caused. |
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