TABLE 1.
Characterization of the hospitals in Denmark and Iceland that provided isolates for this study
| Country | Hospital (code) | Antibiotic consumptiond (1997/1998) | No. of beds in 1997 | No. of hospital admissions (1997/1998) | MRSE frequency in 1998 (%) | MRSA frequency in 1998 (%) | No. of MRSE isolates studiede
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| 1997 | 1998 | |||||||
| Denmark | Amager hospitala (AH)b | 444/459 | 377 | 16,600/17,500 | 31.5 | 0 | 9 | 8 |
| Herlev hospital (B)b | 469/483 | 809 | 35,700/36,600 | 40.0 | 0.4 | 15 | 15 | |
| Gentofte hospital (C)b | 376/462 | 930 | 39,600/38,800 | 43.0 | 0.1 | 12 | 14 | |
| Glostrup hospital (D)b | 328/340 | 1,012 | 37,500/37,300 | 32.0 | 0.3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Hvidovre hospital (HV)b | 405/459 | 941 | 43,500/40,900 | 38.5 | 0.6 | 26 | 25 | |
| Total | 65 | 71 | ||||||
| Iceland | Landspitali University hospital (R) | 337c | 911 | 23,739/23,737 | 39 | 0 | 45 | 49 |
a
Amager hospital is a combination of Sundby hospital and Sankt Elisabeth hospital.
b
Copenhagen University Hospitals.
c
Average for the years 1997 to 1999.
d
The values are defined daily doses per 1,000 patient days.
e
Totals for 1997 and 1998 combined: Denmark, 136; Iceland, 94.