Utilization of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and antibiotic susceptibilities in the epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a veterans affairs Medical Center: C. Rheal, RN, BSN, CIC,∗ D. Schoonmaker, MS, A. L. Baltch, MD, R. E. Smith, MD, M. E. Rafferty, RN, MS, CIC, M. George, PhD. Stratton VA Medical Center and Albany Medical College and New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY