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Is Universal Screening of Children for Nasal Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization Necessary on Hospital Admission?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Tricia Thomson ,
Troy Takagishi ,
Jorge P. Parada ,
Paul Schreckenberger ,
Violet Rekasius  and
Malliswari Challapalli
Tricia Thomson
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois
Troy Takagishi
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois
Jorge P. Parada
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois
Paul Schreckenberger
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology and Microbiology Laboratory, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois
Violet Rekasius
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology and Microbiology Laboratory, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois
Malliswari Challapalli*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois
*
Department of Pediatrics, Maguire Building, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 S. First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153 (mchalla@lumc.edu)
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 32 , Issue 6 , June 2011 , pp. 626 - 627
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2011

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