MRSA outbreak at a transplantation unit.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections frequently complicate the post-operative course of transplant recipients, and despite nasal carriage and endemic colonization, MRSA outbreaks are not commonly described. This study reports a case of MRSA outbreak and discusses infection control measures and recommendations for this situation.
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Infection Control Commission, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.
Clemente
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Martinho
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Amâncio
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D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010641:Phenotype; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014180:Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data