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570. Impact of Discontinuation of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Contact Precautions on Bloodstream Infection Rates at an Academic Medical Center

BACKGROUND: Contact precautions (CP) in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) patients along with hand hygiene has been considered a gold standard to prevent transmission. The actual impact of these measures in reducing MRSA infections is still controversial. At our institution, we eval...

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Autores principales: Navalkele, Bhagyashri D, Fletcher, Sheila, Truhett, Nora, Hester, Xiaoming, Martin, Sanjosa, Smith, Elizabeth, Galloway, Regina, Stempak, Lisa, Allard, Cynthia, Hayes, Willis, Parham, Jason
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6810965/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.639