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Increasing Rates of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Academic Hospitals A Result of Active Surveillance?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Sarah S. Lewis ,
Rebekah W. Moehring ,
Deverick J. Anderson ,
Daniel J. Sexton  and
Luke F. Chen
Sarah S. Lewis
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina; Duke-University of North Carolina Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epicenter Program, Durham, North Carolina; Duke Program for Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology, Durham, North Carolina; and Duke Infection Control Outreach Network, Durham, North Carolina
Rebekah W. Moehring
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina; Duke-University of North Carolina Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epicenter Program, Durham, North Carolina; Duke Program for Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology, Durham, North Carolina; and Duke Infection Control Outreach Network, Durham, North Carolina
Deverick J. Anderson
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina; Duke-University of North Carolina Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epicenter Program, Durham, North Carolina; Duke Program for Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology, Durham, North Carolina; and Duke Infection Control Outreach Network, Durham, North Carolina
Daniel J. Sexton
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina; Duke-University of North Carolina Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epicenter Program, Durham, North Carolina; Duke Program for Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology, Durham, North Carolina; and Duke Infection Control Outreach Network, Durham, North Carolina
Luke F. Chen
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina; Duke-University of North Carolina Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epicenter Program, Durham, North Carolina; Duke Program for Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology, Durham, North Carolina; and Duke Infection Control Outreach Network, Durham, North Carolina
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 34 , Issue 1 , January 2013 , pp. 105 - 106
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2013

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