title: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus throat colonization among healthcare workers during an outbreak in Singapore General Hospital.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, and the Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore. chankiansing@yahoo.com.sg
authors.forename: Kian Sing
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Moi Lin
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.forename: Li Yang
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Ai Ling
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006282:Health Personnel; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012846:Singapore / Q000453:epidemiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*