Changing epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Iceland from 2000 to 2008: a challenge to current guidelines

To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field The epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is continuously changing. Iceland has a low incidence of MRSA. A "search and destroy" policy (screening pati...

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Published in:Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Main Authors: Holzknecht, Barbara Juliane, Hardardottir, Hjordis, Haraldsson, Gunnsteinn, Westh, Henrik, Valsdottir, Freyja, Boye, Kit, Karlsson, Sigfus, Kristinsson, Karl Gustaf, Gudlaugsson, Olafur
Other Authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Landspitali University Hospital, Hringbraut, IS-101 Reykjavik, Iceland. barbarah@web.de
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2011
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
80 and over
Bacterial Toxins
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Child
Preschool
Community-Acquired Infections
Cross Infection
DNA Fingerprinting
Disease Outbreaks
Electrophoresis
Gel
Pulsed-Field
Exotoxins
Female
Humans
Iceland
Incidence
Infant
Leukocidins
Male
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Middle Aged
Staphylococcal Infections
Virulence Factors
Young Adult
Pacific
Valentine
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2336/129497
https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01382-10

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