Article
MRSA outbreak at a transplantation unit.
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Romanelli R M C, Clemente W T, Lima S S S, Rezende E M, Martinho G H, Paiva L F R, Neves F A C, Madeira J G C, Amâncio G C S, Lima A S, Faria L C, Coutinho R I
Abstract excerpt
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections frequently complicate the post-operative course of transplant recipients, and despite nasal carriage and endemic colonization, MRSA outbreaks are not commonly described. This study reports a case of MRSA outbreak and discusses infection control measures and recommendations for this situation.
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