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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Nursing Home Residents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

Patrick P. Coll ,
Eric Jackson  and
Rita Srugis
Patrick P. Coll
Affiliation:
The University of Connecticut, Health Center, Hartford, Connecticut
Eric Jackson
Affiliation:
The University of Connecticut, Health Center, Hartford, Connecticut
Rita Srugis
Affiliation:
The University of Connecticut, Health Center, Hartford, Connecticut
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 12 , Issue 12 , December 1991 , pp. 705 - 706
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1991

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