Difference in Incidence and Transmission Mode of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Among Surgery, Orthopedics, and Pediatrics Wards: A Prospective Study at a University Hospital
- 1 February 1998
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- Vol. 19 (2) , 107-109
- https://doi.org/10.1086/647776
Abstract
The incidence and circumstances of colonization by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus were prospectively investigated. Among 404 patients, 15 (3.7%) were carriers on admission, and 43 (10.6%) became colonized, mainly after surgical operation. A different mode of transmission was suggested in each ward.Keywords
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