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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Decolonization “Yes, We Can,” But Will It Help?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Jan Kluytmans  and
Stephan Harbarth
Jan Kluytmans*
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University Medical Center, Amsterdam Laboratory for Microbiology and Infection Control, Amphia Hospital, Breda
Stephan Harbarth
Affiliation:
The Netherlands; and the Infection Control Program, University of Geneva Hospitals and Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland
*
Laboratory for Microbiology and Infection Control, Amphia Hospital Breda, PO Box 90158, 4800 RK Breda, The Netherlands (jankluytmans@gmail.com)
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Editorial
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 30 , Issue 7 , July 2009 , pp. 633 - 635
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2009

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