Current molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in elderly French people: troublesome clones on the horizon

Current molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in elderly French people: troublesome clones on the horizon

Objective. In 2015, we conducted at 44 healthcare facilities (HCFs) and 21 nursing homes (NHs) a three-month bloodstream infection (BSI) survey, and a one-day prevalence study to determine the rate of carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in 891 patients and 470 residents. W...

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Main Authors: Claire eRondeau, Guillaume eChevet, Dominique S Blanc, Houssein eGbaguidi-Haore, Marie eDecalonne, Sandra eDos Santos, Roland eQuentin, Nathalie Laure Van Der Mee-Marquet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Staphylococcus aureus
MRSA
elderly patients
carriage
Residents
Bloodstream infection
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00031/full

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