Is throat screening necessary to detect methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in patients upon admission to an intensive care unit?

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Harbarth, Stephan [1 ]
Schrenzel, Jacques
Renzi, Gesuele
Akakpo, Christophe
Ricou, Bara
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[1] Univ Hosp Geneva, Infect Control Program, CH-1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland
[2] Univ Hosp Geneva, Div Clin Microbiol, CH-1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland
[3] Univ Hosp Geneva, Div Intens Care, CH-1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland
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10.1128/JCM.02121-06
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Q93 [微生物学];
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