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Cross-border comparison of the admission prevalence and clonal structure of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
The Journal of hospital infection - 1 Apr 2009
Köck R, Brakensiek L, Mellmann A, Kipp F, Henderikx M, Harmsen D, Daniels-Haardt I, von Eiff C, Becker K, Hendrix M G R, Friedrich A W
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Since patient exchange between hospitals sharing a common catchment area might favour regional spread of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), the reliable detection of patients colonised at admission is crucial. Thus, hospitals in the Dutch-German border area EUREGIO MRSA-net aim at...
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