Are Active Microbiological Surveillance and Subsequent Isolation Needed to Prevent the Spread of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus?
Open Access
- 1 February 2005
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 40 (3) , 405-409
- https://doi.org/10.1086/427281
Abstract
Background. Infection-control strategies usually combine several interventions. The relative value of individual interventions, however, is rarely deKeywords
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