Epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among residents of nursing homes in Belgium.

Denis, Olivier; Jans, Bea; Deplano, Ariane; Nonhoff, Claire; De Ryck, Raf; Suetens, Carl; Struelens, Marc J

Denis, Olivier; Jans, Bea; Deplano, Ariane; Nonhoff, Claire; De Ryck, Raf; Suetens, Carl; Struelens, Marc J.

Affiliation

Denis O; Laboratoire de Référence MRSA-Staphylocoques, Department of Microbiology, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium. odenis@ulb.ac.be

J Antimicrob Chemother ; 64(6): 1299-306, 2009 Dec.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19808236

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Carrier State/epidemiology; Carrier State/microbiology; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/isolation & purification; Nursing Homes; Staphylococcal Infections/epidemiology; Staphylococcal Infections/microbiology; Aged, 80 and over; Bacterial Typing Techniques; Belgium/epidemiology; Cluster Analysis; Cross-Sectional Studies; DNA Fingerprinting; DNA, Bacterial/genetics; Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; Female; Genes, Bacterial; Genotype; Humans; Male; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/classification; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/genetics; Molecular Epidemiology; Prevalence; Risk Factors

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Staphylococcal Infections / Carrier State / Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Nursing Homes Type of study: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies / Screening_studies Limits: Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: En Journal: J Antimicrob Chemother Year: 2009 Type: Article Affiliation country: Belgium

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