Impact of Rapid Molecular Screening at Hospital Admission on Nosocomial Transmission of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Cluster Randomised Trial

• Sandrine Roisin ,

  * E-mail: sroisin@ulb.ac.be

  Affiliations Departments of Clinical Microbiology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium, Infection Control, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

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• Christine Laurent,

  Current address: Hygiène hospitalière, Centre hospitalier régional de Namur, Belgium

  Affiliation Infection Control, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

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• Olivier Denis,

  Affiliations Departments of Clinical Microbiology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium, School of Public Health, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

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• Michèle Dramaix,

  Affiliation School of Public Health, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

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• Claire Nonhoff,

  Affiliation Departments of Clinical Microbiology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

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• Marie Hallin,

  Current address: Centre de Diagnostic Moléculaire Laboratoire Porte de Hal - Institut J. Bordet - CHU St Pierre, Brussels, Belgium

  Affiliation Departments of Clinical Microbiology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

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• Baudouin Byl,

  Affiliations Infection Control, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium, School of Public Health, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

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• Marc J. Struelens

  Current address: Microbiology Coordination Section, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden

  Affiliation Departments of Clinical Microbiology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

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