An outbreak of infection with a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a special care baby unit: value of topical mupirocin and of traditional methods of infection control.

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Published in J Hosp Infect on September 01, 1987

Authors

E A Davies1, A M Emmerson, G M Hogg, M F Patterson, M D Shields

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Bacteriology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast.

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