Decolonization of patients and health care workers to control nosocomial spread of methicillin-resistant <it>Staphylococcus aureus:</it> a simulation study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Control of methicillin-resistant <it>Staphylococcus aureus</it> (MRSA) transmission has been unsuccessful in many hospitals. Recommended control measures include isolation of colonized patients, rather than decolonization...

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Main Authors: Gurieva Tatiana V, Bootsma Martin CJ, Bonten Marc JM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/302