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SHEA Guideline for Preventing Nosocomial Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant Strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Kathleen Ledell ,
Carlene A. Muto ,
William R. Jarvis  and
Barry M. Farr
Kathleen Ledell
Affiliation:
Infection Control and Antimicrobial Resistance Unit, Acute Disease Investigation and Control Section, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Carlene A. Muto
Affiliation:
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
William R. Jarvis
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Barry M. Farr
Affiliation:
University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 24 , Issue 9 , September 2003 , pp. 639 - 641
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2003

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