Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization among Health Care Workers in a Downtown Emergency Department in Toronto, Ontario

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization among Health Care Workers in a Downtown Emergency Department in Toronto, Ontario

BACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) acquired in the community, otherwise known as community-acquired MRSA, has emerged rapidly in recent years. Colonization with MRSA has been associated with an increased risk of symptomatic and serious infections and, in some settings, he...

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Main Authors: Gregory Saito, Jessica Thom, Yanliang Wei, Piraveina Gnanasuntharam, Pirasanya Gnanasuntharam, Nathan Kreiswirth, Barbara Willey, Michelle Loftus, Catherine Varner, Vanessa Porter, Allison McGeer, Bjug Borgundvaag
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/349891

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