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doi: 10.7748/ns2003.07.17.45.47.c3424.
MRSA: an infection control overview
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- DOI: 10.7748/ns2003.07.17.45.47.c3424
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MRSA: an infection control overview
Nurs Stand.
2003 Jul.
Abstract
MRSA is challenging nursing and medical professionals in hospitals and the community. Effective antibiotic therapy and risk assessment are needed together with good infection control practice to reduce its transmission.
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