Does isolation prevent the spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus?

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Jastej Dhaliwal et al. CMAJ. 2005.

. 2005 Mar 29;172(7):875.

doi: 10.1503/cmaj.050226.

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Isolation of patients in single rooms or cohorts to reduce spread of MRSA in intensive-care units: prospective two-centre study.
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