Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus throat colonization among healthcare workers during an outbreak in Singapore General Hospital.
Chan
Kian Sing
KS
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
Ling
Moi Lin
ML
Hsu
Li Yang
LY
Tan
Ai Ling
AL
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*