The association between methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus colonization and mortality in Chinese nursing home older adults: a 2-year prospective cohort

J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2015 Sep 1;16(9):796-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2015.05.020. Epub 2015 Jul 9.

Authors

Tuen Ching Chan¹, Vincent Chi Chung Cheng², Ivan Fan Ngai Hung³, Felix Hon Wai Chan¹, Wing Chun Ng¹, Kwok Yung Yuen⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Fung Yiu King Hospital, Hong Kong.
² Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
³ Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
⁴ Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.

PMID: 26164076
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2015.05.020

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

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China / epidemiology
Cross Infection / microbiology
Cross Infection / mortality*
Female
Humans
Male
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus*
Nursing Homes*
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections / mortality*