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Comment
. 2005 Feb 15;40(4):632-3.
doi: 10.1086/427150.

Paradoxical increase in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus acquisition rates despite barrier precautions and increased hand washing compliance during an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome

Louis Y A Chai, Toon Mae Ng, Abdulrazaq G Habib, Kamaljit Singh, Gamini Kumarasinghe, Paul A Tambyah
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Paradoxical increase in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus acquisition rates despite barrier precautions and increased hand washing compliance during an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome

Louis Y A Chai et al. Clin Infect Dis. .
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia and infection rates, 2003. PPE, personal protective equipment.
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