Tonsillectomy for persistent MRSA carriage in the throat—Description of three cases

In several countries, including the Netherlands, a search and destroy policy is part of the standard of care. Due to this policy and the restrictive use of antibiotics, the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the Netherlands – carrier state and infections – is among t...

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Main Authors: Renske E.M. Labordus-van Helvoirt, Miranda M.L. van Rijen, Peter van Wijngaarden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-02-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971217303193