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Frequent acquisition of multiple strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by healthcare workers in an endemic hospital environment.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology - 1 Sept 1990

Opal S M, Mayer K H, Stenberg M J, Blazek J E, Mikolich D J, Dickensheets D L, Lyhte L W, Trudel R R, Musser J M

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been an endemic nosocomial pathogen at the VA medical center (VAMC) in Providence, Rhode Island since 1981. From 1985 to 1987, more than 30% of all unique S aureus isolates were methicillin resistant. To evaluate the frequency of acquisition...

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DNA, Bacterial
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Electrophoresis, Starch Gel
Female
Genotype
Hand
Hospitals, Veterans
Humans
Male
Methicillin
Microbial Sensitivity Tests

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Nose

Personnel, Hospital

Plasmids

Rhode Island

Staphylococcus aureus

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PMID: 2230051
DOI: 10.1086/646215

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PubMed metadata and Literature Corpus relationships. Corpus snapshot updated 30 Aug 2026. Prepared record publication-2230051-2026-08-30.1. Manifest publication-graph-cohort-2026-08-30.1.

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