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Differences in Pre- and Post-dischcarge Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection rates by colonization status in US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals

BACKGROUND: Little is known about how MRSA infection rates differ between patients who are colonized on admission compared with those who acquire colonization during an inpatient stay. In addition, most studies focus on MRSA infections that are diagnosed prior to discharge while ignoring those that...

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Autores principales: Nelson, Richard E, Evans, Martin, Jones, Makoto, Samore, Matthew, Kralovic, Stephen, Roselle, Gary, Rubin, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5632184/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx162.107