The influence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers in a nursery and transmission of MRSA to their households

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-51

  Mitsuda, T ^a   Arai, K ^a   Ibe, M ^a   Imagawa, T ^a   Tomono, N ^a   Yokota, S ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Familial infection; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); Newborn; Nursery; Resident carrier

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FAMILY; FOLLOW UP; GENOTYPE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MATERNITY WARD; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEWBORN CARE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0033045384     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.1998.0551     Document Type: Article

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