The anatomy of an outbreak: Lessons learned from an outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among newborns and a review of the literature

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA): Etiology, At-Risk Populations and Treatment

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 397-419

  Cimolai, Nevio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Infection control; Methicillin resistant; Neonatal intensive care; Newborn; Staphylococcus aureus

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