Not too close! impact of roommate status on MRSA and VRE colonization and contamination in Nursing H...
Not too close! impact of roommate status on MRSA and VRE colonization and contamination in Nursing Homes
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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English
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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Multiple room occupancy is common in Nursing Homes (NHs), and its role in transmission of antibiotic-resistant pathogens is unclear. We investigated prevalence of patient colonization and environmental contamination with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) and methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) in NH roommates, compared it...
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Not too close! impact of roommate status on MRSA and VRE colonization and contamination in Nursing Homes
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_02604f46717c4e41ad57ee05519bded4
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_02604f46717c4e41ad57ee05519bded4
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2047-2994
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2047-2994
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10.1186/s13756-021-00972-1
