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the arts

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  • the arts

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the total product of human creativity and intellect

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enlightenment and excellent taste resulting from intellectual development

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to prepare (soil) for the planting and raising of crops

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the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group

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all the knowledge and values shared by a society

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(biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar)

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a highly developed state of perfection

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the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization

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grow in a special preparation

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We concluded that in the absence of a foreign body and with at least a year from the last known positive culture, patients with known MRSA should be rescreened and, if negative on an active surveillance culture, should be removed from contact precautions.
When to discontinue contact precautions for patients with MRSA
Evidence that undetected, asymptomatically colonized patients likely contributed to the size of the outbreak highlights the importance of timely active surveillance cultures when CRE is identified to direct infection control measures and limit further transmission (3).
Hospital outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae producing new Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase--Denver, Colorado, 2012
For example, during an outbreak of 39 cases of CRKP infection in a hospital in Puerto Rico in 2008, in addition to a review of infection control practices, active surveillance cultures were performed on patients in the same units as persons with confirmed CRKP infection.
Guidance for control of infections with carbapenem-resistant or carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriaceae in acute care facilities
Legislative mandates for use of active surveillance cultures to screen for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococci: Position statement from the Joint SHEA and API C Task Force.
Faster laboratory detection of MRSA translates to cost savings for hospital
However, none had performed active surveillance cultures to detect patients needing isolation.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococci in rural communities, Western United States
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