A pseudo-outbreak of MRSA due to laboratory contamination related to MRSA carriage of a laboratory staff member

Abstract Background Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major burden for hospitals globally. However, in the Netherlands, the MRSA prevalence is relatively low due to the ‘search and destroy’ policy. Routine multiple-locus variable-number of tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) of MRSA...

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Published in:	Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Main Authors:	Karlijn M. G. Houkes, Joep J. J. M. Stohr, Karin B. Gast, Karen Couderé, Veronica Weterings, Anne Mutsaers - van Oudheusden, Anton G. M. Buiting, Jaco J. Verweij
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2023-01-01
Subjects:	MRSA Pseudo-outbreak Contamination wgMLST
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-022-01207-7