Regional dissemination and control of epidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Manitoba Chapter of CHICA-Canada. |
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| Authors: | L E Nicolle B Dyck G Thompson S Roman A Kabani P Plourde M Fast J Embil |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, and St Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg, Canada. |
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| Abstract: | A methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strain introduced into the largest tertiary-care teaching hospital in Manitoba in 1993 led to a sustained outbreak with secondary outbreaks at one community hospital, two large long-term-care facilities, and nosocomial transmission at a second teaching hospital. Control measures were consistent at each institution and were coordinated on a province-wide basis. MRSA is not currently endemic in any facility in the province. |
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