Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 109, Issue 4 , Pages 258-268 , April 2010

Impact of Active Surveillance and Contact Isolation on Transmission of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Intensive Care Units in an Area With High Prevalence

  • Jann-Tay Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tsai-Ling Lauderdale

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Research, National Health Research Institute, Zhunan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wen-Sen Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jeng-Hua Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tsung-Hsi Wang

      Affiliations

    • Center for Disease Control, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shan-Chwen Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Shan-Chwen Chang, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan

Received 31 May 2009 ,Revised 4 June 2009 ,Accepted 8 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(10)60051-4

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 109, Issue 4 , Pages 258-268 , April 2010

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