The role of healthcare personnel in the maintenance and spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Summary: Healthcare workers may acquire methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from patients, both hospital and home environments, other healthcare workers, family and public acquaintances, and pets. There is a consensus of case reports and series which now strongly support the role for...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2008-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Infection and Public Health |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034108000282 |