Outbreak of invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection associated with acupuncture and joint injection

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Outbreak of invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection associated with acupuncture and joint injection

OBJECTIVE. To describe an outbreak of invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection after percutaneous needle procedures (acupuncture and joint injection) performed by a single medical practitioner. SETTING. A medical practitioner's office and 4 hospitals in Perth, Weste...

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Main Authors:	Murray, R., Pearson, J., Coombs, Geoffrey, Flexman, J., Golledge, C., Speers, D., Dyer, J., McLellan, D., Reilly, M., Bell, J., Bowen, S., Christiansen, K.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	The University of Chicago Press 2008
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12822

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