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Nosocomial Transmission: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

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Modern Infectious Disease Epidemiology

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Nosocomial, or hospital-acquired , infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in health-care settings. Within hospitals, we find a gathering of patients with a weakened immune system, who receive all kinds of treatment that may even further weaken host defense mechanisms and that may break natural barriers against pathogens by surgery or by inserting intravascular lines. In such circumstances, even microorganisms that are generally considered harmless may cause fulminate infections.

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  1. Department of Medical Microbiology and the Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    M.J.M. Bonten

  2. Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    M.C.J. Bootsma

  3. Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    M.C.J. Bootsma

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  1. Fak. Gesundheitswissenschaften, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstr. 25, Bielefeld, 33615, Germany

    Alexander Krämer

  2. University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, Utrecht, 3584 CX, Netherlands

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Bonten, M., Bootsma, M. (2009). Nosocomial Transmission: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). In: Krämer, A., Kretzschmar, M., Krickeberg, K. (eds) Modern Infectious Disease Epidemiology. Statistics for Biology and Health. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-93835-6_22

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