Search and destroy for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the intensive care unit:: Should this now be the standard of care?

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Nasraway, Stanley A., Jr. [1 ]
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[1] Tufts Univ, Sch Med, Tufts New England Med Ctr, Dept Surg, Boston, MA 02111 USA
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active surveillance; search and destroy; hand hygiene; infection control; methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus;
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10.1097/01.CCM.0000255658.17509.3F
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R4 [临床医学];
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