Surveillance swabbing for MRSA on neonatal intensive care units - is weekly nasal swabbing the best option?

Journal of Infection Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 120-124

  Duffy, Donovan ^a   Garbash, Mehdi ^a   Sharland, Mike ^a   Kennea, Nigel ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

MRSA; MRSA bacteraemia; MRSA surveillance; neonatal intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863587002     PISSN: 17571774     EISSN: 17571782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757177412448945     Document Type: Article

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