A nosocomial outbreak of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among healthy newborns and postpartum mothers

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 128-132

  Saunders, Andrea ^a   Panaro, Linda ^a   McGeer, Allison ^b   Rosenthal, Alana ^c   White, Diane ^c   Willey, Barbara M ^b   Gravel, Denise ^a   Bontovics, Erika ^d   Yaffe, Barbara ^e   Katz, Kevin ^c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NORTH YORK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d ONTARIO MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND LONG TERM CARE   (Canada)

^e TORONTO PUBLIC HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community acquired MRSA; Panton Valentine leukocidin; SCCmec type IV

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NEWBORN; NURSE; PUERPERIUM; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 34250377496     PISSN: 17129532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2007/617526     Document Type: Article

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