Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusColonization among Health Care Workers in a Downtown Emergency Department in Toronto, Ontario | Zendy

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Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusColonization among Health Care Workers in a Downtown Emergency Department in Toronto, Ontario

Author(s) -

Gregory Saito,

Jessica Thom,

Yanliang Wei,

Piraveina Gnanasuntharam,

P. Gnanasuntharam,

N. Kreiswirth,

Barbara Willey,

Michelle Loftus,

Catherine Varner,

Vanessa Porter,

Allison McGeer,

Bjug Borgundvaag

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

canadian journal of infectious diseases and medical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.634

H-Index - 38

eISSN - 1918-1493

pISSN - 1712-9532

DOI - 10.1155/2013/349891

Subject(s) - colonization , medicine , colonisation , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , emergency department , staphylococcus aureus , downtown , population , emergency medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , environmental health , pathology , biology , nursing , genetics , bacteria

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, health care workers (HCWs) exhibit a higher prevalence of MRSA colonization.

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