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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission: the possible importance of unrecognized health care worker carriage.

American journal of infection control - 1 Mar 2008

Ben-David Debby, Mermel Leonard A, Parenteau Steve

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BACKGROUND: This study was conducted to evaluate the ongoing transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a 10-bed trauma intensive care unit (TICU) in a large teaching hospital. METHODS: Surveillance cultures for MRSA were obtained on admission to the TICU. Colonized or infected patients were placed on contact precautions. On February 21, 2003, 19 burn patients were admitted to the TICU...

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PMID: 18313510
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.05.013

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