Estimating the effectiveness of isolation and decolonization measures in reducing transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in hospital general wards.

Infection control for hospital pathogens such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) often takes the form of a package of interventions, including the use of patient isolation and decolonization treatment. Such interventions, though widely used, have generated controversy because of t...

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Main Authors: Worby, C, Jeyaratnam, D, Robotham, J, Kypraios, T, O'Neill, P, De Angelis, D, French, G, Cooper, B
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2013