Emergence of USA300 MRSA in a tertiary medical centre: implications for epidemiological studies

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 208-213

  Patel, M ^a   Waites, K B ^b,c   Hoesley, C J ^a   Stamm, A M ^a   Canupp, K C ^c   Moser, S A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Community acquired infections; Hospital infections; Meticillin resistance; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ALABAMA; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PHYLOGENY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 40649103113     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.12.010     Document Type: Article

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