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Transmission of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in the long term care facilities in Hong Kong

BACKGROUND: The relative contribution of long term care facilities (LTCFs) and hospitals in the transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is unknown. METHODS: Concurrent MRSA screening and spa type analysis was performed in LTCFs and their network hospitals to estimate the r...

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Autores principales:	Cheng, Vincent CC, Tai, Josepha WM, Wong, Zoie SY, Chen, Jonathan HK, Pan, Kris BQ, Hai, Yizchen, Ng, Wing-Chun, Chow, Denise MK, Yau, Miranda CY, Chan, Jasper FW, Wong, Sally CY, Tse, Herman, Chan, Sophia SC, Tsui, Kwok-Leung, Chan, Felix HW, Ho, Pak-Leung, Yuen, Kwok-Yung
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2013
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3651730/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23641974 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-205

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