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Is Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization Changing? A Study of Academic Health Center Daycare Facilities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Kathleen Ryan ,
Erik Black ,
Heidi Saliba ,
Onyekachukwu Osakwe ,
Douglas J. McConnell ,
Pamela Pallas ,
Carolyn Carter ,
Sanjeev Tuli ,
John Nackashi  and
Lindsay Thompson
Kathleen Ryan*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Erik Black
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida College of Education, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Heidi Saliba
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Onyekachukwu Osakwe
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida Health Policy and Outcomes, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Douglas J. McConnell
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Pamela Pallas
Affiliation:
College of Education, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida Child Development and Research Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Carolyn Carter
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Sanjeev Tuli
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
John Nackashi
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Lindsay Thompson
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida Health Policy and Outcomes, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
*
7046 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, FL 32608 ([email protected])
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 34 , Issue 10 , October 2013 , pp. 1124 - 1126
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2013

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