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Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among patients admitted to adult intensive care units: the STAR*ICU trial.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology - 1 Nov 2011
Nair Nisha, Kourbatova Ekaterina, Poole Katharine, Huckabee Charmaine M, Murray Patrick, Huskins W Charles, Blumberg Henry M
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BACKGROUND: The multicenter, cluster-randomized Strategies to Reduce Transmission of Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria in Intensive Care Units (STAR*ICU) trial was performed in 18 U.S. adult intensive care units (ICUs). It evaluated the effectiveness of infection control strategies to reduce the transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization and/or infection. Our study objective...
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