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Original Research

Polymerase chain reaction-based active surveillance of MRSA in emergency department patients

Masafumi Seki1 Division of Infection Control and Prevention, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Osaka, Japan;2 Division of Infection Control and Prevention, Tohoku Pharmaceutical University Hospital, Sendai, JapanCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Hiroki Takahashi3 Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Norihisa Yamamoto1 Division of Infection Control and Prevention, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Shigeto Hamaguchi1 Division of Infection Control and Prevention, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Masahiro Ojima3 Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Tomoya Hirose3 Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Kazuhisa Yoshiya3 Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Hiroshi Ogura3 Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Takeshi Shimazu3 Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Kazunori Tomono1 Division of Infection Control and Prevention, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Pages 113-118 | Published online: 14 May 2015

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