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Prevalence of colonization with community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among end-stage renal disease patients and healthcare workers.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology - 1 Jan 2009
Johnson Leonard B, Jose Jinson, Yousif Farah, Pawlak Joan, Saravolatz Louis D
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence, epidemiologic features, and molecular characteristics of colonization with community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) among hospitalized dialysis patients and their healthcare workers (HCWs). DESIGN: Prospective observational clinical and laboratory study of nasal colonization. SETTING: A 600-bed urban academic medical center. SUBJECTS: One...
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