Cost-effectiveness of adding decolonization to a surveillance strategy of screening and isolation for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriers.

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Published in Clin Microbiol Infect on December 01, 2010

Authors

R E Nelson1, M H Samore, K J Smith, S Harbarth, M A Rubin

Author Affiliations

1: VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, George E. Whalen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 500 Foothill Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84148, USA. Richard.Nelson@utah.edu

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