title: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain USA300 is prevalent among hospital-onset cases in an urban Canadian setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. avwilmer@gmail.com
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wilmer
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lloyd-Smith
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Romney
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hoang
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hull
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Champagne
mesh_terms: D001955:British Columbia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D014505:Urban Population