Minimal Intervention for Controlling Nosocomial Transmission of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Resource Limited Setting with High Endemicity
PLoS ONEPublished 19 June 2014Open access
Vincent Chi‐Chung Cheng, Josepha W. M. Tai, Pui-Hing Chau, Jonathan Hon-Kwan Chen, Mei-Kum Yan, Simon Yung-Chun So
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Nosocomial transmission of MRSA can be reduced with hand hygiene campaign, contact precautions in open cubicle, and 2% chlorhexidine gluconate daily bathing for MRSA-positive despite an increasing consumption of broad-spectrum antibiotics.
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Nosocomial transmission of MRSA can be reduced with hand hygiene campaign, contact precautions in open cubicle, and 2% chlorhexidine gluconate daily bathing for MRSA-positive despite an increasing consumption of broad-spectrum antibiotics.
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