title: Editorial Commentary: Duration of Colonization With Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A Question With Many Answers.
authors: Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors: Michael S
authors: MS
authors: Calderwood
mesh_terms: D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*
keywords: MRSA colonization; methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
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