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Epidemiology ofStaphylococcus aureusColonization in Nursing Home Residents

Author(s) -

Lona Mody,

Carol A. Kauffman,

Susan Donabedian,

Marcus Zervos,

Suzanne Bradley

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/586751

Subject(s) - colonization , medicine , sccmec , staphylococcus aureus , anterior nares , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , leukocidin , panton–valentine leukocidin , microbiology and biotechnology , micrococcaceae , epidemiology , staphylococcal infections , biology , bacteria , genetics

We sought to characterize the clinical and molecular epidemiologic characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus colonization (especially extranasal colonization) and to determine the extent to which community-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) has emerged in community nursing homes.

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