Environmental Contamination Due to Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus:</i> Possible Infection Control Implications

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Gail Potter-Bynoe · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Claire Chenevert · Virginia Commonwealth University

Thomas King · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes

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Active surveillance cultures are essential to identify the reservoir for spread of MRSA and VRE infections and make control possible using the CDC's long-recommended contact precautions.

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Infection Control in Healthcare Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Antimicrobial agents and applications

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Published in: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volume 18, Issue 9, pp. 622-627

DOI: 10.1086/502213

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Environmental Contamination Due to Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus:</i> Possible Infection Control Implications

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