Assessing the role of undetected colonization and isolation precautions in reducing Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission in intensive care units

BACKGROUND: Screening and isolation are central components of hospital methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) control policies. Their prevention of patient-to-patient spread depends on minimizing undetected and unisolated MRSA-positive patient days. Estimating these MRSA-positive patient...

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Autores principales: Kypraios, Theodore, O'Neill, Philip D, Huang, Susan S, Rifas-Shiman, Sheryl L, Cooper, Ben S
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2829569/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20158891
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-10-29

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2829569/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20158891
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-10-29

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