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Low Adherence to Outpatient Preoperative Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Decolonization Therapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Aisling R. Caffrey ,
Suzanne B. Woodmansee ,
Nancy Crandall ,
Cynthia Tibert ,
Corinne Fielding ,
Dennis J. Mikolich ,
Michael P. Vezeridis  and
Kerry L. LaPlante
Aisling R. Caffrey
Affiliation:
Infectious Diseases Research Program, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island
Suzanne B. Woodmansee
Affiliation:
Infectious Diseases Research Program, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Nancy Crandall
Affiliation:
Surgical Service, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Cynthia Tibert
Affiliation:
Infection Control, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury, Massachusetts
Corinne Fielding
Affiliation:
Infection Control, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Dennis J. Mikolich
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island Infectious Diseases, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Michael P. Vezeridis
Affiliation:
Surgical Service, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island Department of Surgery, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
Kerry L. LaPlante*
Affiliation:
Infectious Diseases Research Program, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island Department of Infectious Diseases, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
*
Veterans Affairs Medical Center (151), Research Building 35, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI 02908 (kerrytedesco@uri.edu)
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 32 , Issue 9 , September 2011 , pp. 930 - 932
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2011

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