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Outbreak of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in a Dutch Nursing Home

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Erwin Verkade ,
Thijs Bosch ,
Yvonne Hendriks  and
Jan Kluytmans
Erwin Verkade*
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Microbiology and Infection Control, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands
Thijs Bosch
Affiliation:
Center for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
Yvonne Hendriks
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Microbiology and Infection Control, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands
Jan Kluytmans
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Microbiology and Infection Control, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
*
Erwin Verkade, MD, Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology, St. Elisabeth Hospital, P.O. Box 90151, 5000 LC Tilburg, The Netherlands ([email protected])
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Abstract

We describe an outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphybcoccus aureus (MRSA) ST398 in a nursing home in the Netherlands. Seven residents and 4 healthcare workers were identified with MRSA ST398, but 2 of the healthcare workers carried other strains. This study demonstrates that MRSA ST398 can spread in nursing homes.

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Concise Communication
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 33 , Issue 6 , June 2012 , pp. 624 - 626
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2012 

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