title: The transmission of MRSA via orthopaedic marking pens--fact or fiction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Whipps Cross University Hospital, London, UK. drrjthomas@hotmail.com
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Goodbourne
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Goldie
mesh_terms: D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D009985:Orthopedics; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013523:Surgical Equipment