Universal screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at hospital admission and nosocomial infection in surgical patients.

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• Publication year

  2008

• Venue

  Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)

• Publication date

  2008-03-12

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1001/jama.299.10.1149PMID 18334690
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