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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Combined interventions are effective in MRSA control

Elina JokinenFrom the Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease Unit, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Janne LaineFrom the Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease Unit, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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Reetta HuttunenFrom the Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease Unit, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland;School of Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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Pertti ArvolaFrom the Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease Unit, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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Jaana VuopioDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Turku, Finland;Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Laura LindholmDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Turku, Finland
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Risto VuentoDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Fimlab Laboratories, Tampere, Finland
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Jaana SyrjänenFrom the Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease Unit, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland;School of Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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Pages 801-807 | Received 20 Feb 2015, Accepted 12 Jun 2015, Published online: 01 Jul 2015

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