Effectiveness of a hospital-wide selective screening programme for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers at hospital admission to prevent hospital-acquired MRSA infections
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- 1 June 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Clinical Microbiology & Infection
- Vol. 11 (6) , 457-465
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01152.x
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