Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Extended-Care Facilities: Experiences in a Veterans Affairs Nursing Home and a Review of the Literature
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology1991Vol. 12(1), pp. 36–45
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Abstract
During the last three years, MRSA colonization and infection have become common in the NHCU at the Portland VAMC; this experience parallels that reported by several nursing homes in other parts of the country.
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