AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 359-366 , August 2007

Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus prevalence: How common is it? A methodological comparison of prevalence ascertainment

  • E. Yoko Furuya, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to E. Yoko Furuya, MD, 630 W. 168th St., PH-8W #876, New York, NY 10032.
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  • Heather A. Cook, MPH

      Affiliations

    • From the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
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  • Mei-Ho Lee, BS

      Affiliations

    • From the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
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  • Maureen Miller, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY
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  • Elaine Larson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University, School of Nursing and Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY
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  • Sandra Hyman, RN, MPA, CIC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
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  • Phyllis Della-Latta, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
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  • Eneida A. Mendonca, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
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  • Franklin D. Lowy, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY

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 Supported by the National Institutes of Health grants K23 AI01752-01A1 and R01 AI60859-01A1.

PII: S0196-6553(07)00100-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2006.12.009

AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 359-366 , August 2007

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