Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus outbreak among healthcare workers in a long-term care facility

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Maltezou, H C ^a   Vourli, S ^b   Katerelos, P ^a   Maragos, A ^a   Kotsalidou, S ^c   Remoudaki, E ^a   Papadimitriou, T ^a   Vatopoulos, A C ^b  

^a Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

^c Long term Care Institution Aghia Zoni   (Greece)

Author keywords

Healthcare workers; Long term care facility; MRSA; Outbreak; Panton Valentine leukocidin

Indexed keywords

PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INTERVIEW; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; NURSE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CARRIER STATE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EXOTOXINS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEUKOCIDINS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 70350568134     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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