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Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Nursing Home

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Paul J. Drinka ,
Mary E. Stemper ,
Cathy D. Gauerke ,
Janice E. Miller  and
Kurt D. Reed
Paul J. Drinka
Affiliation:
Wisconsin Veterans Home King, Wisconsin
Mary E. Stemper
Affiliation:
Wisconsin Veterans Home King, Wisconsin
Cathy D. Gauerke
Affiliation:
Wisconsin Veterans Home King, Wisconsin
Janice E. Miller
Affiliation:
Wisconsin Veterans Home King, Wisconsin
Kurt D. Reed
Affiliation:
Wisconsin Veterans Home King, Wisconsin
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Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 25 , Issue 2 , February 2004 , pp. 95 - 96
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2004

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