| An outbreak of non-typeable MRSA within a residential care facility. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 19161710 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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In a household setting within a residential care facility for visually and intellectually disabled people, a resident (index case) was diagnosed with dermal abscesses caused by a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) which was non-typeable by standard pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. All residents and staff in contact with the index case (a total of 200 people) were screened for MRSA. |
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Authors:
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E Fanoy; L C Helmhout; W L van der Vaart; K Weijdema; M G van Santen-Verheuvel; S F Thijsen; A J de Neeling; W J van Wamel; S H Manaskova; J L Kingma-Thijssen |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-01-08 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Euro surveillance : bulletin Européen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin Volume: 14 ISSN: 1560-7917 ISO Abbreviation: Euro Surveill. Publication Date: 2009 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-01-23 Completed Date: 2009-04-01 Revised Date: 2013-05-01 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100887452 Medline TA: Euro Surveill Country: Sweden |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: - Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Municipal Health Service Midden-Nederland, Department of infectious diseases, Zeist, the Netherlands. efanoy@ggdmn.nl |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Disease Outbreaks
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prevention & control*,
statistics & numerical data* Humans Incidence Methicillin Resistance* Netherlands / epidemiology Population Surveillance Residential Facilities / statistics & numerical data* Risk Assessment / methods* Risk Factors Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*, prevention & control* |
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