title: Is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus more contagious than methicillin-susceptible S. aureus in a surgical intensive care unit?
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Drinka
authors.forename: Mary E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Stemper
authors.forename: Cathy D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Gauerke
authors.forename: Janice M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Kurt D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Reed
mesh_terms: D002353:Carrier State; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000472:pathogenicity*