The epidemiology and transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the community in Singapore: Study protocol for a longitudinal household study

• Main Authors: Shankar, N, Chow, A.L.P, Oon, J, Hsu, L.Y, Ang, B, Pang, J, De Sessions, P.F, Periaswamy, B, Tambyah, P.A, Teo, D.B, Tam, C.C
• Other Authors: SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
• Format: Article
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: DNA; Article; axilla; bacterial colonization; bacterial transmission; bacterium culture; bacterium detection; contact examination; demography; health care facility; health status; household; human; infection control; inguinal region; longitudinal study; major clinical study; medical history; medical staff; methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; nonhuman; nose smear; prevalence; prospective study; questionnaire; screening test; Singapore; smear; Staphylococcus infection; tertiary care center; validation study; whole genome sequencing; adult; community acquired infection; family size; genetics; isolation and purification; microbiology; nose; transmission; Adult; Community-Acquired Infections; Family Characteristics; Health Facilities; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Nose; Prevalence; Prospective Studies; Staphylococcal Infections; Surveys and Questionnaires; Tertiary Care Centers
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/181244
• Institution: National University of Singapore

10.1186/s12879-017-2793-y