title: Active surveillance for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus including polymerase chain reaction-based screening prevents transmission in a dermatology ward.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany. georg.daeschlein@uni-greifswald.de
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Daeschlein
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: von Podewils
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bloom
authors.forename: Hermann
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Haase
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arnold
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fochler
authors.forename: Abdulkareem
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Jebori
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Niggemeier
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jünger
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D003880:Dermatology; D005858:Germany; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010343:Patient Admission; D015995:Prevalence; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission