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Control of Healthcare-Associated Staphylococcus aureus Survey of Practices in North Carolina Hospitals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

David J. Weber ,
Karen K. Hoffmann ,
William A. Rutala  and
Deborah G. Pyatt
David J. Weber*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Karen K. Hoffmann
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
William A. Rutala
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Deborah G. Pyatt
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
*
2163 Bioinfor-matics, CB 7030, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7030 (dweber@unch.unc.edu)
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Abstract

Although patients colonized or infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus have been placed on contact isolation for many years, more recent guidelines recommend enhanced control measures, such as routine active surveillance. We report here the results of a survey of 70 hospitals in North Carolina with regard to current management issues surrounding methicillin-resistant S. aureus.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 30 , Issue 9 , September 2009 , pp. 909 - 911
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2009

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