The role of colonization pressure in nosocomial transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Williams, Victoria R

The role of colonization pressure in nosocomial transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. [electronic resource] - American journal of infection control Mar 2009 - 106-10 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

1527-3296

10.1016/j.ajic.2008.05.007 doi


Carrier State--epidemiology
Catheters, Indwelling--microbiology
Cross Infection--epidemiology
DNA Fingerprinting
Disease Outbreaks
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Hospitals
Humans
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus--classification
Nose--microbiology
Perineum--microbiology
Prevalence
Staphylococcal Infections--epidemiology
Wounds and Injuries--microbiology