Transmission and microevolution of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST88 strain among patients, healthcare workers, and household contacts at a trauma and orthopedic ward

Transmission and microevolution of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST88 strain among patients, healthcare workers, and household contacts at a trauma and orthopedic ward

BackgroundSurgical sites infections (SSIs) caused by Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) constitute a major clinical problem. Understanding the transmission mode of MRSA is important for its prevention and control.AimWe investigated the transmission mode of a MRSA outbreak in a trauma...

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Main Authors: Long Sun, Hemu Zhuang, Lingfang Di, Xia Ling, Yiping Yin, Zhengan Wang, Mengzhen Chen, Shengnan Jiang, Yiyi Chen, Feiteng Zhu, Haiping Wang, Shujuan Ji, Lu Sun, Dandan Wu, Yunsong Yu, Yan Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
whole-genome sequencing
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
surgical site infection
hospital
colonization
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1053785/full

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