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Control of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Tertiary Hospital with Low Background Endemicity: Evidence That Interventions Do Work

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Arlo Upton*
Affiliation:
Clinical Microbiology, LabPlus, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
Camilla McGuiness
Affiliation:
Infection Control, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
Peter Reed
Affiliation:
Children's Research Centre, Starship Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
Sally A. Roberts
Affiliation:
Clinical Microbiology, LabPlus, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
*
LabPlus, Auckland City Hospital, PO Box 110031, Auckland, New Zealand ([email protected])
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Abstract

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Type
Letter to the Editor
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2007

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