title: Environmental contamination in the hospital as a possible source for nosocomial infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor.
authors.forename: Ehsanollah
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ghaznavi-Rad
authors.forename: Hamed
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ghasemzadeh-Moghaddam
authors.forename: Mariana Nor
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Shamsudin
authors.forename: Rukman Awang
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Hamat
authors.forename: Zamberi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sekawi
authors.forename: Mohammad Nazri
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Aziz
authors.forename: Mehri
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tavakol
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: van Belkum
authors.forename: Vasanthakumari
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Neela
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control