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An Integrated Clinical Microbiology Service Ensures Optimal Early Empirical Antimicrobial Therapy for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Alida Fe Talento ,
Fidelma Fitzpatrick ,
Hilary Humphreys  and
Edmond Smyth
Alida Fe Talento*
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin Ireland
Fidelma Fitzpatrick
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin Ireland Health Protection Surveillance Centre, Dublin Ireland
Hilary Humphreys
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin Ireland Department of Clinical Microbiology, The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin Ireland
Edmond Smyth
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin Ireland Department of Clinical Microbiology, The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin Ireland
*
Department of Microbiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland (alidafetalento@beaumont.ie)
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 31 , Issue 9 , September 2010 , pp. 981 - 982
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2010

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