Evidence from a UK teaching hospital that MRSA is primarily transmitted by the hands of healthcare workers.
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Ludlam
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Swayne
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Kearns
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Brown
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Howard
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Gunning
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Burnstein
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Nicholl
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Brown
D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001434:Bacteriophage Typing; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D006225:Hand / Q000382:microbiology*; D006282:Health Personnel; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D006113:United Kingdom