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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Throat Colonization Among Healthcare Workers During an Outbreak in Singapore General Hospital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Kian Sing Chan ,
Moi Lin Ling ,
Li Yang Hsu  and
Ai Ling Tan
Kian Sing Chan*
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
Moi Lin Ling
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
Li Yang Hsu
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Ai Ling Tan
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
*
Department of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore 169608, Singapore (chankiansing@yahoo.com.sg)
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 30 , Issue 1 , January 2009 , pp. 95 - 97
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2009

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