Newly identified risk factors for MRSA carriage in The Netherlands
OBJECTIVES: To elucidate new risk factors for MRSA carriers without known risk factors (MRSA of unknown origin; MUO). These MUO carriers are neither pre-emptively screened nor isolated as normally dictated by the Dutch Search & Destroy policy, thus resulting in policy failure. METHODS: We performed a prospective case control study to determine risk factors for MUO acquisition/carriage (Dutch Trial Register: NTR2041). Cases were MUO carriers reported by participating medical microbiological laboratories to the RIVM from September 1st 2011 until September 1st 2013. Controls were randomly sel... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2017 |
Schlagwörter: | Carrier State / Case-Control Studies / Humans / Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Netherlands / Population Surveillance / Prospective Studies / Risk Factors / Staphylococcal Infections / Journal Article |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26835513 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/359283 |