Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission: The possible importance of unrecognized health care worker carriage

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 93-97

  Ben David, Debby ^a   Mermel, Leonard A ^a,b   Parenteau, Steve ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BURN PATIENT; DISEASE CARRIER; GENOTYPE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CARRIER STATE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENOTYPE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 39749145388     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.05.013     Document Type: Article

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