title: Is environmental contamination associated with Staphylococcus aureus clinical infection in maximum security prisons?
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Benjamin A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Miko
authors.forename: Carolyn T A
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Herzig
authors.forename: Dhritiman V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: Montina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Befus
authors.forename: Zoltan L
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Apa
authors.forename: Ruo Yu
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Caroline J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Anne-Catrin
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Uhlemann
authors.forename: Elaine L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Larson
authors.forename: Franklin D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Lowy
mesh_terms: D001513:Beds / Q000382:microbiology; D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D005260:Female; D050456:Fomites / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology; D009518:New York; D009666:Nose / Q000382:microbiology; D011330:Prisons; D019876:Sports Equipment; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014038:Toilet Facilities