Elimination of Epidemic Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from a University Hospital and District Institutions, Finland

Elimination of Epidemic Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from a University Hospital and District Institutions, Finland

From August 1991 to October 1992, two successive outbreaks of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) occurred at a hospital in Finland. During and after these outbreaks, MRSA was diagnosed in 202 persons in our medical district; >100 cases involved epidemic MRSA. When control policies...

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Main Authors: Pirkko Kotilainen, Marianne Routamaa, Reijo Peltonen, Jarmo Oksi, Esa Rintala, Olli Meurman, Olli-Pekka Lehtonen, Erkki Eerola, Saara Salmenlinna, Jaana Vuopio-Varkila, Tuire Rossi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
MRSA
multiresistant bacteria
hospital outbreaks
MRSA control policy
research
Finland
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/2/02-0233_article

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