Title |
The identification and epidemiology of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile in patient rooms and the ward environment
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Published in |
BMC Infectious Diseases, July 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2334-13-342 |
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Authors |
Meredith C Faires, David L Pearl, Olaf Berke, Richard J Reid-Smith, J Scott Weese |
Abstract |
Research has indicated that the environment may play an important role in the transmission of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridium difficile in healthcare facilities. Despite the significance of this finding, few data exist from longitudinal studies investigating MRSA and C. difficile contamination, concurrently, in both patient rooms and the general ward environment. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of MRSA and C. difficile contamination in patient rooms and the ward environment and identify risk factors associated with a surface being contaminated with these pathogens. |
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United States | 4 | 21% |
United Kingdom | 3 | 16% |
Canada | 3 | 16% |
Unknown | 9 | 47% |
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Members of the public | 12 | 63% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 26% |
Scientists | 2 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
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Germany | 1 | 1% |
Canada | 1 | 1% |
Unknown | 68 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
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Student > Master | 11 | 16% |
Researcher | 9 | 13% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 9% |
Other | 5 | 7% |
Professor > Associate Professor | 5 | 7% |
Other | 18 | 26% |
Unknown | 16 | 23% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 21 | 30% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 16% |
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 4 | 6% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 6% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 4% |
Other | 9 | 13% |
Unknown | 18 | 26% |