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Can Methicillin-Resistant<i>Staphylococcus Aureus</i>Be Found in an Ambulance Fleet?

Chad E. Roline, Christina Crumpecker, Thomas M. Dunn

Prehospital Emergency Care · 2007 · 60 citations · 7 references

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Abstract

The results of this preliminary study suggest that ambulances operating in the emergency medical services (EMS) system may have a significant degree of MRSA contamination and may represent an important reservoir in the transmission of potentially serious infections to patients.

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Is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) contamination of ward-based computer terminals a surrogate marker for nococomial MRSA transmission and handwashing compliance?

James Devine, R.P.D. Cooke, Ellen Wright · Journal of Hospital Infection · 2001 · 99 citations

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