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Nasal Carriage of Methicillin- Susceptible and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Among Paramedics in the Sedgwick County Emergency Medical Service in Wichita, Kansas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Melissa J. Elliott ,
Molly T. Kellum ,
Fred C. Tenover  and
Roberta L. Pettriess
Melissa J. Elliott
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
Molly T. Kellum
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Fred C. Tenover
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Roberta L. Pettriess
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
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Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 23 , Issue 2 , February 2002 , pp. 60 - 61
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2002

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