The effect of rapid screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on the identification and earlier isolation of MRSA-positive patients.

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Published in Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol on April 01, 2010

Authors

Eilish Creamer1, Anthony Dolan, Orla Sherlock, Toney Thomas, John Walsh, Joan Moore, Edmond Smyth, Eoghan O'Neill, Anna Shore, Derek Sullivan, Angela S Rossney, Robert Cunney, David Coleman, Hilary Humphreys

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Education and Research Centre, Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland. eilishcreamer@rcsi.ie

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