title: MRSA in nursing homes in the Netherlands 1989 to 1998: a developing reservoir?
abstract: The prevalence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Dutch nursing homes in 1998 was higher than that found in 1989 to 1997. The increased prevalence of MRSA could lead to colonisation outside these nursing homes. A study of the prevale
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Diagnostic Laboratory for Infectious Diseases and Perinatal Screening, Bilthoven, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Goettsch
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Geubbels
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wannet
authors.forename: M.G.R.
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Hendrix
authors.forename: J.H.T.
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Wagenvoort
authors.forename: A.J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: De Neeling