Dissemination of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and bacteriophage MS2 from floors in long-term care facility resident rooms
04 October 2022
We demonstrated that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) contamination on floors in the rooms of colonized long-term care facility residents was frequently transferred by shoes to adjacent patient rooms.
Further reading: American Journal of Infection Control
Author(s): Maria M. Torres-Teran et al
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