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Case Reports
. 1997 Apr;35(4):307-11.
doi: 10.1016/s0195-6701(97)90225-5.

Staff carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (EMRSA 15) and the home environment: a case report

K D Allen  1 , J J Anson, L A Parsons, N G Frost
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Staff carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (EMRSA 15) and the home environment: a case report

K D Allen et al. J Hosp Infect. 1997 Apr.

Abstract

A case of refractory carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by a nurse is described. The nurse's home environment was widely contaminated with MRSA and two family members acquired the organism. Relapse of carriage after routine anti-staphylococcal measures and three negative sets of screening specimens resulted in a hospital outbreak involving three patients. The problem was finally terminated after a co-ordinated commercial cleaning of the house, thermal disinfection of all linen and replacement of some soft furnishings.

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