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Active Surveillance for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus including Polymerase Chain Reaction-Based Screening Prevents Transmission in a Dermatology Ward

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Georg Daeschlein ,
Sebastian von Podewils ,
Tina Bloom ,
Hermann Haase ,
Andreas Arnold ,
Sebastian Fochler ,
Abdulkareem Al-Jebori ,
Maria Niggemeier  and
Michael Jünger
Georg Daeschlein*
Affiliation:
Department of Dermatology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
Sebastian von Podewils
Affiliation:
Department of Dermatology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
Tina Bloom
Affiliation:
Department of Dermatology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
Hermann Haase
Affiliation:
Department of Dermatology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
Andreas Arnold
Affiliation:
Department of Dermatology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
Sebastian Fochler
Affiliation:
Department of Dermatology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
Abdulkareem Al-Jebori
Affiliation:
Department of Dermatology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
Maria Niggemeier
Affiliation:
Department of Dermatology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
Michael Jünger
Affiliation:
Department of Dermatology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
*
Department of Dermatology, University of Greifswald, Sauerbruchstr, 17489 Greifswald, Germany (georg.daeschlein@uni-greifswald.de)
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 33 , Issue 9 , September 2012 , pp. 957 - 959
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2012 

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