Figure 4From: Persistent nasal methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus carriage in hemodialysis outpatients: a predictor of worse outcome Survival differences between patients with successful MRSA decolonization and persistent nasal MRSA carriers. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed significant survival differences between patients with successful MRSA decolonization and persistent MRSA carriers with failure of this approach. Of note, differences between both groups do not appear until after several years of follow-up.Back to article page