Decrease in Staphylococcus aureus surgical-site infection rates after orthopaedic surgery after intranasal mupirocin ointment

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Coskun, D [1 ]
Aytac, J
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[1] Kadir Has Univ, Dept Microbiol, Fac Med, Istanbul, Turkey
[2] Florence Nightingale Hosp, Dept Infect Dis & Clin Microbiol, Istanbul, Turkey
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10.1016/j.jhin.2004.05.007
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
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