title: When are the hands of healthcare workers positive for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus?
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Education and Research Centre, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland. eilishcreamer@rcsi.ie
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Creamer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dorrian
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dolan
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sherlock
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald-Hughes
authors.forename: T
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authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shore
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kinnevey
authors.forename: A S
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authors.lastname: Rossney
authors.forename: R
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authors.lastname: Cunney
authors.forename: D
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authors.lastname: Coleman
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authors.lastname: Humphreys
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006225:Hand / Q000382:microbiology*; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000379:methods; D006282:Health Personnel; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015995:Prevalence; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D004202:Disinfectants