A prospective study to examine the epidemiology of methicillin-resistant <it>Staphylococcus aureus</it> and <it>Clostridium difficile</it> contamination in the general environment of three community hospitals in southern Ontario, Canada

A prospective study to examine the epidemiology of methicillin-resistant <it>Staphylococcus aureus</it> and <it>Clostridium difficile</it> contamination in the general environment of three community hospitals in southern Ontario, Canada

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The hospital environment has been suggested as playing an important role in the transmission of hospital-associated (HA) pathogens. However, studies investigating the contamination of the hospital environment with methicillin-resista...

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Main Authors: Faires Meredith C, Pearl David L, Ciccotelli William A, Straus Karen, Zinken Giovanna, Berke Olaf, Reid-Smith Richard J, Weese J Scott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Methicillin-resistant <it>Staphylococcus aureus</it>
<it>Clostridium difficile</it>
Hospital
General environment
Risk factors
Livestock-associated MRSA strain
<it>Spa</it> typing
Ribotyping
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/290

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