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MRSA Reservoirs in Hospitals and Nursing Homes

Research Report Jan 1, 2005

Findings from this study were published in the following journal article.

  1. Reynolds C, Quan V, Kim D, Peterson E, Dunn J, Whealon M, Terpstra L, Meyers H, Cheung M, Lee B, Huang SS. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage in 10 nursing homes in Orange County, California. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011 Jan;32(1):91-3.
  2. Murphy CR, Eells SJ, Quan V, et al. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus burden in nursing homes associated with environmental contamination of common areas. J Am Geriatr Soc 2012 Jun;60(6):1012-8. PMID: 22670708.

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MRSA Reservoirs in Hospitals and Nursing Homes

Jan 1, 2005
Topic Initiated
Jan 1, 2005
Research Report
Page last reviewed November 2017
Page originally created November 2017

Internet Citation: Research Report: MRSA Reservoirs in Hospitals and Nursing Homes. Content last reviewed November 2017. Effective Health Care Program, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/mrsa-reservoirs/research

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