Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization among Health Care Workers in a Downtown Emergency Department in Toronto, Ontario

Gregory Saito; Jessica Thom; Yanliang Wei; Piraveina Gnanasuntharam; Pirasanya Gnanasuntharam; Nathan Kreiswirth; Barbara Willey; Michelle Loftus; Catherine Varner; Vanessa Porter; Allison McGeer; Bjug Borgundvaag

doi:10.1155/2013/349891

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology (Jan 2013)

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization among Health Care Workers in a Downtown Emergency Department in Toronto, Ontario

Gregory Saito,
Jessica Thom,
Yanliang Wei,
Piraveina Gnanasuntharam,
Pirasanya Gnanasuntharam,
Nathan Kreiswirth,
Barbara Willey,
Michelle Loftus,
Catherine Varner,
Vanessa Porter,
Allison McGeer,
Bjug Borgundvaag

Affiliations

Gregory Saito: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jessica Thom: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Yanliang Wei: Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Piraveina Gnanasuntharam: Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pirasanya Gnanasuntharam: Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nathan Kreiswirth: Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Barbara Willey: Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Michelle Loftus: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Catherine Varner: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Vanessa Porter: Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Allison McGeer: Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bjug Borgundvaag: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/349891
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 24, no. 3
pp. e57 – e60

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) acquired in the community, otherwise known as community-acquired MRSA, has emerged rapidly in recent years. Colonization with MRSA has been associated with an increased risk of symptomatic and serious infections and, in some settings, health care workers (HCWs) exhibit a higher prevalence of MRSA colonization.

Published in Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

ISSN: 1712-9532 (Print); 1918-1493 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases; Science: Microbiology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/9575

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