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Neonatal Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Surveillance and Management Practice: Results of a National Irish Survey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2016

Aisling Semple ,
Eoin O’Curráin ,
Donough O’Donovan ,
Una Ní Riain  and
Edina Moylett
Aisling Semple*
Affiliation:
Academic Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland, Galway
Eoin O’Curráin
Affiliation:
Academic Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland, Galway
Donough O’Donovan
Affiliation:
Academic Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland, Galway
Una Ní Riain
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland, Galway
Edina Moylett
Affiliation:
Academic Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland, Galway
*
Academic Department of Paediatrics, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland (aislingsemple@gmail.com).
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 35 , Issue 11 , November 2014 , pp. 1438 - 1439
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© 2014 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved.

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