Inducibility and potential role of MecA-gene-positive oxacillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus from colonized healthcare workers as a source for nosocomial infections

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 124-129

  Kampf, G ^a,b   Adena, S ^a   RudenRuden H ^a   Weist, Klaus ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Bode Chemie GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dormant MRSA; Healthcare workers; MecA gene; S. aureus

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARBOXYPEPTIDASE TRANSPEPTIDASE; CARRIER PROTEIN; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PEPTIDYLTRANSFERASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INDUCTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NASOPHARYNX; NURSE; OROPHARYNX; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICIAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RECURRENT INFECTION; SCREENING TEST; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WARD; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; INFECTION CONTROL; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NOSE MUCOSA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; RECURRENT DISEASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CARRIER PROTEINS; CARRIER STATE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MASS SCREENING; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MURAMOYLPENTAPEPTIDE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; NASAL MUCOSA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OROPHARYNX; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS; PENICILLINS; PEPTIDYL TRANSFERASES; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; RECURRENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0043021990     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(03)00119-1     Document Type: Article

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