MRSA Transmission Dynamics Among Interconnected Acute, Intermediate-Term, and Long-Term Healthcare Facilities in Singapore | Zendy

Angela Chow | Zendy; Vanessa Lim | Zendy; Ateeb Khan | Zendy; Kerry A. Pettigrew | Zendy; David Chien Lye | Zendy; Kala Kanagasabai | Zendy; Kelvin Phua | Zendy; Prabha Krishnan | Zendy; Brenda Ang | Zendy; Kalisvar Marimuthu | Zendy; Pei-Yun Hon | Zendy; Jocelyn Koh | Zendy; Ian Leong | Zendy; Julian Parkhill | Zendy; Li Yang Hsu | Zendy; Matthew T. G. Holden | Zendy

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MRSA Transmission Dynamics Among Interconnected Acute, Intermediate-Term, and Long-Term Healthcare Facilities in Singapore

Author(s) -

Angela Chow,

Vanessa Lim,

Ateeb Khan,

Kerry A. Pettigrew,

David Chien Lye,

Kala Kanagasabai,

Kelvin Phua,

Prabha Krishnan,

Brenda Ang,

Kalisvar Marimuthu,

Pei-Yun Hon,

Jocelyn Koh,

Ian Leong,

Julian Parkhill,

Li Yang Hsu,

Matthew T. G. Holden

Publication year - 2017

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 - 10.1093/cid/cix072

Subject(s) - medicine , transmission (telecommunications) , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , clade , genome , biology , staphylococcus aureus , genetics , phylogenetics , gene , engineering , bacteria , electrical engineering

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is the most common healthcare-associated multidrug-resistant organism. Despite the interconnectedness between acute care hospitals (ACHs) and intermediate- and long-term care facilities (ILTCFs), the transmission dynamics of MRSA between healthcare settings is not well understood.

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