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Evaluation of an alcohol-based antiseptic for nasal decolonization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in colonized patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 September 2019

Anubhav Kanwar Open the ORCID record for Anubhav Kanwar [Opens in a new window] ,
Jessica A. Kumar ,
Yilen K. Ng-Wong ,
Manish Thakur ,
Jennifer L. Cadnum ,
Heba Alhmidi ,
Thriveen S. C. Mana ,
Annette L. Jencson  and
Curtis J. Donskey
Anubhav Kanwar*
Affiliation:
Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Jessica A. Kumar
Affiliation:
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Yilen K. Ng-Wong
Affiliation:
Research Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Manish Thakur
Affiliation:
Research Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Jennifer L. Cadnum
Affiliation:
Research Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Heba Alhmidi
Affiliation:
Research Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Thriveen S. C. Mana
Affiliation:
Research Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Annette L. Jencson
Affiliation:
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Curtis J. Donskey
Affiliation:
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
*
Author for correspondence: Anubhav Kanwar, E-mail: akanwar@tsmh.org
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 40 , Issue 12 , December 2019 , pp. 1436 - 1437
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© 2019 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved. 

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