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Persistent environmental contamination with USA300 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and other pathogenic strain types in households with S. aureus skin infections.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology - 1 Nov 2014
Eells Samantha J, David Michael Z, Taylor Alexis, Ortiz Nancy, Kumar Neha, Sieth Julia, Boyle-Vavra Susan, Daum Robert S, Miller Loren G
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OBJECTIVE: To understand the genotypic spectrum of environmental contamination of Staphylococcus aureus in households and its persistence. DESIGN: Prospective longitudinal cohort investigation. SETTING: Index participants identified at 2 academic medical centers. PARTICIPANTS: Adults and children with S. aureus skin infections and their household contacts in Los Angeles and Chicago. METHODS: Household fomites...
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