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Difference in Incidence and Transmission Mode of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Among Surgery, Orthopedics, and Pediatrics Wards: A Prospective Study at a University Hospital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Jun-Ichiro Nishi ,
Kazusada Shirao ,
Hiroshi Ito ,
Masao Yoshinaga ,
Heiji Yoshinaka ,
Hiroaki Miyanohara ,
Shingo Hirata ,
Hiroki Ogawa ,
Isao Kitajima  and
Ikuro Maruyama
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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.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 19 , Issue 2 , February 1998 , pp. 107 - 109
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1998

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