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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 40, 2008 - Issue 6-7
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Original Article

Proposal for common Nordic epidemiological terms and definitions for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Robert Skov From Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Olafur Gudlaugsson Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Hjordis Hardardottir Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Stig Harthug Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Trond Jakobsen St. Olav Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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Hans Jørn Kolmos Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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Barbro Olsson-Liljequist Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, Stockholm, Sweden
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Reijo Peltonen Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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Yngvar Tveten Telelab, Skien, Norway
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Jaana Vuopio-Varkila National Public Health Institute KTL, Helsinki, Finland
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Christina Åhrén Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden
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Pages 495-502 | Received 03 Oct 2007, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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