Low prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage at hospital admission in the Netherlands

Objective. To determine the prevalence of nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at admission of patients without risk factors for MRSA carriage. (MSRA constitutes less than 1% of clinical S. aureus strains in the Netherlands; there is a national 'search and destro...

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Main Authors: Wertheim, H, Vos, M, Boelens, H, Voss, A, Vandenbroucke-Grauls, C, Meester, M, Kluytmans, J, Van Keulen, P, Verbrugh, H
Format: Journal article
Language:Dutch; Flemish
Published: 2004