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  • Skin Infections in Athletes
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  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • Infection Control
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  • Reportable Infectious Diseases
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Staph and MRSA: Information for Correctional Facilities

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Guidelines
References

Guidelines

  • Federal Bureau of Prisons: Management of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infections (PDF)
    The Federal Bureau of Prisons MRSA prison guidance (August 2005)

References

  • CDC: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Correctional Facilities
    MMWR; August 22, 2003. Methicillin resistant staphylococcal aureus in correctional facilities.
  • Jama: Comparison of Community- and Health Care–Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection 
    JAMA. 2003;290:2976-2984. Timothy S. Naimi, Kathleen H. LeDell, Kathryn Como-Sabetti, et al.
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