Long-term carriage, and transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus after discharge from hospital
The purpose of this study was to determine whether patients who become carriers of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) during their stay in hospital, remain colonized after discharge. Thirty-six patients colonized with MRSA during one of three outbreaks at Utrecht University Hospital (1986-89) were screened 2 or 3 years after they had become carriers. Patients were also interviewed to determine factors contributing to persistent carriage, such as antibiotics, re-admissions to the hospital, presence of skin lesions and chronic diseases. At the same time transmission of MRSA to fa... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 1992 |
Schlagwörter: | Netherlands / adolescent / aged / carrier state/microbiology/transmission / comparative study / family health / hospitals / university / human / male / methicillin resistance / middle aged / patient discharge / staphylococcal infections/microbiology/transmission / staphylococcal skin Infections/microbiology/transmission / staphylococcus aureus/drug effects/isolation & purification / time factors |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26832968 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://repub.eur.nl/pub/6978 |