Author(s): Ke W, Huang SS, Hudson LO, Elkins KR, Nguyen CC, Spratt BG, Murphy CR, Avery TR, Lipsitch M|Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A|PMID:22431601| April 2012
Rates of hospital-acquired infections, specifically methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), are increasingly being used as indicators for quality of hospital hygiene.…
Author(s): Huang SS, Avery TR, Song Y, Elkins KR, Nguyen CC, Nutter SK, Nafday AA, Condon CJ, Chang MT, Chrest D, Boos J, Bobashev G, Wheaton W, Frank SA, Platt R, Lipsitch M, Bush RM, Eubank S, Burke DS, Lee BY|Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol|PMID:20874503| November 2010
Assessments of infectious disease spread in hospitals seldom account for interfacility patient sharing. This is particularly important for pathogens with…
