MRSA outbreak at a transplantation unit
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections frequently complicate the post-operative course of transplant recipients, and despite nasal carriage and endemic colonization, MRSA outbreaks are not commonly described. This study reports a case of MRSA outbreak and discusses infection c...
Main Authors: | RMC Romanelli, WT Clemente, SSS Lima, EM Rezende, GH Martinho, LFR Paiva, FAC Neves, JGC Madeira, GCS Amâncio, AS Lima, LC Faria, RL Coutinho |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702010000100011&lng=en&tlng=en |
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