Abbreviations Erasmus MC Erasmus MC University Medical Center HAI Healthcare-associated infections ICU Intensive care unit IR Isolation room MALDI-TOF Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight MSSA Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus MRSA Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Spa Staphylococcal protein A SR Single-occupancy room TSB Tryptic soy broth Conflict of interest statement All authors declare to have no conflicts of interest. Funding sources This study was funded by the board of directors of the Erasmus MC University Medical Center. The board of directors had no role on the design of the study, in data collection, analysis, interpretation, or writing and approval of the manuscript. Author contributions Conceived and designed the study: MV, JS, AV, MB, JH, DG, JA. Collecting data: AS, AV. Analyzed the data: AS, CK, WZ. Drafted the paper: AS, AV, CK. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Acknowledgements We hereby thank the patients who participated in the study, the members of the research team who helped including patients, and Tija Ikanovic and Afroditi Manoliou for helping with processing of the samples 110 Chapter 2.4
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