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Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Nursing Homes: A Cross-Sectional Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Annette Hoefnagels-Schuermans ,
Luc Niclaes ,
Frank Buntinx ,
Carl Suetens ,
Beatrice Jans ,
Jan Verhaegen  and
Johan Van Eldere
Annette Hoefnagels-Schuermans*
Affiliation:
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospitals, Leuven, Belgium
Luc Niclaes
Affiliation:
Department of General Practice, Leuven, Belgium
Frank Buntinx
Affiliation:
Department of General Practice, Leuven, Belgium
Carl Suetens
Affiliation:
Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels, Belgium
Beatrice Jans
Affiliation:
Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels, Belgium
Jan Verhaegen
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Laboratory Medicine, University Hospitals, Leuven, Belgium
Johan Van Eldere
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Laboratory Medicine, University Hospitals, Leuven, Belgium
*
University Hospitals, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Herestraat 49 CDG–4, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Abstract

A cross-sectional study of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in 2,857 nursing home residents showed an overall prevalence of 4.9%. The three clones identified by genetic analysis were identical to those in the acute care facilities; only their relative prevalence differed. Clone 2 took epidemic proportions in five of these nursing homes.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 23 , Issue 9 , September 2002 , pp. 546 - 549
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2002

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