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Bed Utilization of Patients With Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Canadian Tertiary-Care Center

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Curtis L. Cooper ,
Brenda Dyck ,
Debbie Ormiston ,
Karen Olekson ,
Judy McLeod ,
Lindsay E. Nicolle  and
John M. Embil
Curtis L. Cooper
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Brenda Dyck
Affiliation:
Infection Control Unit, Health Sciences Centre
Debbie Ormiston
Affiliation:
Infection Control Unit, Health Sciences Centre
Karen Olekson
Affiliation:
Infection Control Unit, Health Sciences Centre
Judy McLeod
Affiliation:
Infection Control Unit, Health Sciences Centre
Lindsay E. Nicolle
Affiliation:
Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba
John M. Embil
Affiliation:
Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Manitobaand Infection Control Unit, Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Letter to the Editor
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 23 , Issue 9 , September 2002 , pp. 483 - 484
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2002

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