title: The Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program: results of the first 18 months of surveillance for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Canadian hospitals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Sunnybrook Health Centre, Toronto.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Simor
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ofner-Agostini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011792:Quebec / Q000453:epidemiology; D012703:Serotyping; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification