title: Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in a transitional care unit at a midwest community teaching hospital.
authors.forename: Stephanie M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Borchardt
authors.forename: Tze Shien
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Lo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D009666:Nose / Q000382:microbiology; D015995:Prevalence; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification