Would active surveillance cultures help control healthcare-related methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections?

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Farr, BM
Jarvis, WR
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[1] Univ Virginia Hlth Syst, Hlth Sci Ctr, Charlottesville, VA 22908 USA
[2] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Atlanta, GA USA
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10.1086/502008
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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