Contamination of X-ray Cassettes with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus haemolyticus in a Radiology Department

BACKGROUND: We performed surveillance cultures of the surfaces of X-ray cassettes to assess contamination with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). METHODS: The surfaces of 37 X-ray cassettes stored in a radiology department were cultured using mannitol salt agar containing 6 µg/mL ox...

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Autores principales: Kim, Jae-Seok, Kim, Han-Sung, Park, Ji-Young, Koo, Hyun-Sook, Choi, Chul-Sun, Song, Wonkeun, Cho, Hyoun Chan, Lee, Kyu Man
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society for Laboratory Medicine 2012
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3339301/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22563556
http://dx.doi.org/10.3343/alm.2012.32.3.206

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3339301/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22563556
http://dx.doi.org/10.3343/alm.2012.32.3.206

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