Intra-Facility Acquisition of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Southern Wisconsin Skilled Nursing Facilities

BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are reservoirs for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The extent to which resident-to-resident transmission accounts for the high burden of MRSA in these facilities remains poorly understood. The objective of this...

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Autores principales: Palmer, Samuel, Duster, Megan, Warrack, Simone, Zehm, April, Filas-Mortensen, Patricia, Crnich, Christopher
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5631069/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1704

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5631069/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1704

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