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Outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in two nursing homes in Central Norway.

The Journal of hospital infection - 1 Aug 2005

Larssen K W, Jacobsen T, Bergh K, Tvete P, Kvello E, Scheel O

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Until recently, infections with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have mainly been associated with hospital outbreaks in Norway. However, increasingly cases are contracted outside hospitals. This paper reports the first two outbreaks of MRSA in two nursing homes in central Norway, affecting 23 residents and five staff members. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis showed that all strains from...

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PMID: 15951057
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.12.021

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