scholarly journals Study shows low rate of transmission of MRSA in Dutch nursing homes

2003 ◽  
Vol 7 (51) ◽  
Author(s):  
A J de Neeling ◽  
W J B Wannet
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Systematic Study ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Low Rate

A systematic study was undertaken from 2000 to 2002 to determine the occurrence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in nursing homes in four regions of the Netherlands

scholarly journals Outbreak of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in a Dutch Nursing Home

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 624-626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erwin Verkade ◽  
Thijs Bosch ◽  
Yvonne Hendriks ◽  
Jan Kluytmans
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Mrsa St398

We describe an outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphybcoccus aureus (MRSA) ST398 in a nursing home in the Netherlands. Seven residents and 4 healthcare workers were identified with MRSA ST398, but 2 of the healthcare workers carried other strains. This study demonstrates that MRSA ST398 can spread in nursing homes.

Nursing Homes: Not a Source of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the Netherlands

1994 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 213-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. M. E. Frenay ◽  
P. G. H. Peerbooms ◽  
W. J. van Leeuwen ◽  
H. J. A. Wynne ◽  
J. Verhoef ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant

scholarly journals MRSA in nursing homes in the Netherlands 1989 to 1998: a developing reservoir?

2000 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 28-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
W Goettsch ◽  
E Geubbels ◽  
W Wannet ◽  
M G R Hendrix ◽  
J H T Wagenvoort ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant

The prevalence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Dutch nursing homes in 1998 was higher than that found in 1989 to 1997. The increased prevalence of MRSA could lead to colonisation outside these nursing homes. A study of the prevale

scholarly journals Variation in Transmission and Clearance of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Among Veteran Nursing Homes

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karim Khader ◽  
Alun Thomas ◽  
Makoto Jones ◽  
Molly Leecaster ◽  
Michael Rubin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant

LOW PREVALENCE OF METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS IN DUTCH NURSING HOMES

2011 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 768-769 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie Greenland ◽  
Michelle I.A. Rijnders ◽  
Mick Mulders ◽  
Anja Haenen ◽  
Emile Spalburg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Low Prevalence
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