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Dissemination of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 45 among nursing home residents and staff in Taiwan.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 May 2015
Tsao F-Y, Kou H-W, Huang Y-C
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Unlike hospitals or the community, nursing homes provide a unique healthcare environment for patients. There have been no reports regarding methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage among nursing home residents and staff in Taiwan. From May to November 2012, a total of 523 subjects, including 360 residents and 163 staff, in 14 nursing homes in Taiwan were surveyed for nasal MRSA carriage....
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