The molecular epidemiology of incident methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus cases among hospitalized patients in Alberta, Canada: A retrospective cohort study

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Bush, Kathryn ^a   Leal, Jenine ^a   Fathima, Sumana ^b   Li, Vincent ^b   Vickers, David ^a   Chui, Linda ^b,c   Louie, Marie ^b,d   Taylor, Geoffrey ^a,c   Henderson, Elizabeth ^a,d  

^a ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^b PROVINCIAL LABORATORY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community associated MRSA; Healthcare associated MRSA; Infection prevention and control; MRSA epidemiology

Indexed keywords

STAPHYLOCOCCUS PROTEIN A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPA GENE;

EID: 85006212922     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20472994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13756-015-0076-1     Document Type: Article

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