Showing posts with label outbreak. Show all posts
Showing posts with label outbreak. Show all posts

Sunday, January 06, 2013

Staph Outbreak in Toronto

High prevalence of S. aureus carriage in HCWs contributed to outbreak Tadros M. Am J Infect Control. 2013;doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2012.07.016. January 2, 2013 A recent outbreak of Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infections after cardiovascular surgery at a Toronto hospital was associated with a high prevalence of S. aureus carriage among health care workers.