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      Preventing surgical-site infections in nasal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus.

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          Nasal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus are at increased risk for health care-associated infections with this organism. Decolonization of nasal and extranasal sites on hospital admission may reduce this risk.

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          Journal
          N Engl J Med
          The New England journal of medicine
          Massachusetts Medical Society
          1533-4406
          0028-4793
          Jan 07 2010
          : 362
          : 1
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. l.bode@erasmusmc.nl
          Article
          362/1/9
          10.1056/NEJMoa0808939
          20054045
          fdad5f65-36b5-45a8-adda-e370d5b0fa42
          2010 Massachusetts Medical Society
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