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SUBMITTER: Obadia T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4366219 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Obadia Thomas T Silhol Romain R Opatowski Lulla L Temime Laura L Legrand Judith J Thiébaut Anne C M AC Herrmann Jean-Louis JL Fleury Éric É Guillemot Didier D Boëlle Pierre-Yves PY
PLoS computational biology 20150319 3
Close proximity interactions (CPIs) measured by wireless electronic devices are increasingly used in epidemiological models. However, no evidence supports that electronically collected CPIs inform on the contacts leading to transmission. Here, we analyzed Staphylococcus aureus carriage and CPIs recorded simultaneously in a long-term care facility for 4 months in 329 patients and 261 healthcare workers to test this hypothesis. In the broad diversity of isolated S. aureus strains, 173 transmission ...[more]