Environmental contamination as a risk factor for intra-household Staphylococcus aureus transmission.

Environmental contamination as a risk factor for intra-household Staphylococcus aureus transmission.

The household is a recognized community reservoir for Staphylococcus aureus. This study investigated potential risk factors for intra-household S. aureus transmission, including the contribution of environmental contamination.We investigated intra-household S. aureus transmission using a sample of m...

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Main Authors: Justin Knox, Anne-Catrin Uhlemann, Maureen Miller, Cory Hafer, Glenny Vasquez, Peter Vavagiakis, Qiuhu Shi, Franklin D Lowy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3496667?pdf=render

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