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High prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among residents and staff of long-term care facilities, involving joint and parallel evolution.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Nov 2011
Schwaber Mitchell J, Masarwa Samira, Navon-Venezia Shiri, Kandlik Yael, Chmelnitsky Inna, Smollan Gill, Glick Rivka, Neria Gila, Carmeli Yehuda
Abstract excerpt
Six long-term care facilities were surveyed for methicillin-resistant Staphylcoccus aureus (MRSA). Among 191 residents, 14% were carriers; 1 strain predominated (ST5-SCCmec II). Among 132 staff members, 11% were positive; 2 strains predominated (ST5-SCCmec II, ST8-SCCmec IV). All strains were Panton-Valentine leukocidin-negative. The epidemiology of MRSA among residents and staff involved joint and parallel...
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