Prevalence of MRSA nasal carriage among pregnant women in Copenhagen.
<h4>Background</h4>Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) frequently causes outbreaks in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). It is believed that MRSA predominantly enters the NICU with MRSA colonized parents. In Denmark, 27 MRSA NICU outbreaks have been registered between...
Main Authors: | Mona Katrine Alberthe Holm, Thilde Nordmann Winther, Sisse Kammann, Marianne Skovby Rasmusson, Lis Brooks, Henrik Westh, Mette Damkjær Bartels |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0246343&type=printable |
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