Prevalence and molecular epidemiology of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in nursing home residents in northern Germany

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 108-112

  Pfingsten Wurzburg S ^a   Pieper, D H ^b   Bautsch, W ^c   Probst Kepper, M ^c  

^a Städtisches Gesundheitsamt   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c KLINIKUM BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Nursing home residents; Prevalence; Risk factors; Spa typing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; URINARY CATHETER; WOUND;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NASAL CAVITY; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 79955964877     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.02.011     Document Type: Article

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