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Is Nasal Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus More Prevalent Among Student Healthcare Workers?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Philippe Berthelot ,
Florence Grattard ,
Pascal Fascia ,
Isabelle Martin ,
Franck Olivier Mallaval ,
Alain Ros ,
Bruno Pozzetto  and
Frederic Lucht
Philippe Berthelot
Affiliation:
Infection Control Unit Infectious Diseases Department
Florence Grattard
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology
Pascal Fascia
Affiliation:
Infection Control Unit Infectious Diseases Department
Isabelle Martin
Affiliation:
Infection Control Unit Infectious Diseases Department
Franck Olivier Mallaval
Affiliation:
Infection Control Unit Infectious Diseases Department
Alain Ros
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology
Bruno Pozzetto
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology
Frederic Lucht
Affiliation:
Infection Control Unit Infectious Diseases Department, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne Saint-Etienne, France
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Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 25 , Issue 5 , May 2004 , pp. 364 - 365
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2004

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