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Transmissibility of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Nov 2013
Hetem David J, Bootsma Martin C J, Troelstra Annet, Bonten Marc J M
Abstract excerpt
Previous findings have suggested that the nosocomial transmission capacity of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) is lower than that of other MRSA genotypes. We therefore performed a 6-month (June 1-November 30, 2011) nationwide study to quantify the single-admission reproduction number, RA, for LA-MRSA in 62 hospitals in the Netherlands and to compare this transmission...
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