Frequent Undetected Ward-Based Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Transmission Linked to Patient Sharing Between Hospitals | Zendy

Olga Tosas Auguet | Zendy; Richard A. Stabler | Zendy; Jason Betley | Zendy; Mark D. Preston | Zendy; Mandeep Dhaliwal | Zendy; Michael W. Gaunt | Zendy; Avgousta Ioannou | Zendy; Nergish Desai | Zendy; Tacim Karadag | Zendy; Rahul Batra | Zendy; Jonathan A. Otter | Zendy; Helene Marbach | Zendy; Taane G. Clark | Zendy; Jonathan D. Edgeworth | Zendy

Open Access

Frequent Undetected Ward-Based Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Transmission Linked to Patient Sharing Between Hospitals

Author(s) -

Olga Tosas Auguet,

Richard A. Stabler,

Jason Betley,

Mark D. Preston,

Mandeep Dhaliwal,

Michael W. Gaunt,

Avgousta Ioannou,

Nergish Desai,

Tacim Karadag,

Rahul Batra,

Jonathan A. Otter,

Helene Marbach,

Taane G. Clark,

Jonathan D. Edgeworth

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/cix901

Subject(s) - medicine , transmission (telecommunications) , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , infection control , staphylococcal infections , observational study , health care , cluster (spacecraft) , emergency medicine , pediatrics , staphylococcus aureus , intensive care medicine , biology , bacteria , economic growth , computer science , electrical engineering , economics , genetics , programming language , engineering

Recent evidence suggests that hospital transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is uncommon in UK centers that have implemented sustained infection control programs. We investigated whether a healthcare-network analysis could shed light on transmission paths currently sustaining MRSA levels in UK hospitals.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research