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MRSA Transmission Dynamics Among Interconnected Acute, Intermediate-Term, and Long-Term Healthcare Facilities in Singapore.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 15 May 2017
Chow Angela, Lim Vanessa W, Khan Ateeb, Pettigrew Kerry, Lye David C B, Kanagasabai Kala, Phua Kelvin, Krishnan Prabha, Ang Brenda, Marimuthu Kalisvar, Hon Pei-Yun, Koh Jocelyn, Leong Ian, Parkhill Julian, Hsu Li-Yang, Holden Matthew T G
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BACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is the most common healthcare-associated multidrug-resistant organism. Despite the interconnectedness between acute care hospitals (ACHs) and intermediate- and long-term care facilities (ILTCFs), the transmission dynamics of MRSA between healthcare settings is not well understood. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study in a network comprising...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Cross Infection
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Female
- Genome, Bacterial
- Health Facilities
- High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
- Humans