The Environment as a Factor Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Transmission

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• Personal Author:
  Ferguson DD ; Leedom Larson KR ; Moritz ED ; Smith TC
• Description:
  In recent years, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become a leading cause of infectious disease morbidity and mortality in the United States. The epidemiology of the organism has changed, with novel strains emerging in the community among individuals lacking any healthcare contact. Although direct human-to-human transmission via skin contact is one way for this organism to spread, transmission via environmental contamination of fomites or through air are other potential ways that the organism can be acquired. As such, an improved understanding of MRSA transmission is needed to implement maximally effective control and prevention interventions. We review the research documenting the role of the environment in MRSA spread. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Anti-Bacterial Agents Antibodies Bacterial Infections Communicable Diseases Genetics Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agriculture Antibiotic Resistance Antibiotics Antibody-response Author Keywords: MRSA Bacteria Bacterial-cultures Bacterial-disease Bacterial-infections Bacterial Infections Disease-transmission Employee-exposure Fomites Genetic-factors Humans Infection Control Infectious Diseases Medicinal-chemicals Proteins Sampling Therapeutic-agents Zoonosis

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• ISSN:
  0048-7554
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  121-134
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062080
• Citation:
  Rev Environ Health 2010 Jan-Mar; 25(2):121-134
• Contact Point Address:
  Tara C. Smith, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2501 Crosspark Rd., MTF B-168, Coralville, IA 52241-3471, USA
• Email:
  tara-smith@uiowa.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Reviews on Environmental Health
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:87ef742fd7fd522c35ecafacc2ad2a627f9d7fc2081b7c89396e592f4dd45db49d736f8bededf3faf35ee263c525e1a464db8e690506b1469db2a0d54971cb6b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225398/cdc_225398_DS1.pdf
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