Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 52, Issue 5 , Pages 534-536, November 2008

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization Among Health Care Personnel in the Emergency Department: What Does It Tell Us?

  • John A. Jernigan, MD, MS

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Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

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 Supervising editor: David A. Talan, MD

 Funding and support: By Annals policy, all authors are required to disclose any and all commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article that might create any potential conflict of interest. The author has stated that no such relationships exist. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement.

 The findings and conclusions in this manuscript are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

PII: S0196-0644(08)01723-X

doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.09.001

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