Control of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit by unselective use of nasal mupirocin ointment
- 1 October 2000
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Hospital Infection
- Vol. 46 (2) , 123-129
- https://doi.org/10.1053/jhin.2000.0786
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