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Is Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus More Contagious Than Methicillin-Susceptible S. aureus in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Paul J. Drinka ,
Mary E. Stemper ,
Cathy D. Gauerke ,
Janice M. Miller  and
Kurt D. Reed
Paul J. Drinka
Affiliation:
Wisconsin Veterans Home King, Wisconsin
Mary E. Stemper
Affiliation:
Marshfield Clinics Laboratory Marshfield, Wisconsin
Cathy D. Gauerke
Affiliation:
Wisconsin Veterans Home King, Wisconsin
Janice M. Miller
Affiliation:
Wisconsin Veterans Home King, Wisconsin
Kurt D. Reed
Affiliation:
Marshfield Clinics Laboratory Marshfield, Wisconsin
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 25 , Issue 5 , May 2004 , pp. 363 - 364
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2004

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