Difference in incidence and transmission mode of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among surgery, orthopedics, and pediatrics wards: a prospective study at a university hospital.
The incidence and circumstances of colonization by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus were prospectively investigated. Among 404 patients, 15 (3.7%) were carriers on admission, and 43 (10.6%) became colonized, mainly after surgical operation. A different mode of transmission was suggested in each ward.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology / Q000635:transmission*; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D017053:Infection Control; D007564:Japan; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008875:Middle Aged; D009985:Orthopedics; D010372:Pediatrics; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000635:transmission*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital