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Original Article

Colonization with Staphylococcus aureus in Swedish nursing homes: A cross-sectional study

Magnus OlofssonÖdeshög Health Care Centre, Ödeshög;Division of Community Medicine, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping UniversityCorrespondence[email protected]
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Per-Eric LindgrenDivision of Medical Microbiology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University
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Carl Johan ÖstgrenDivision of Community Medicine, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University
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Patrik MidlövDivision of General Practice/Family Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University
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Sigvard MölstadDivision of Community Medicine, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University;Unit of Research and Development in Primary Care, Futurum, Jönköping, Sweden
Pages 3-8 | Received 01 Mar 2011, Accepted 17 Jun 2011, Published online: 26 Aug 2011

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