Evaluation of separate vs pooled swab cultures, different media, broth enrichment and anatomical sites of screening for the detection ofmethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from clinical specimens

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 155-161

  Grmek Kosnik, Irena ^a   Ihan, A ^b   Dermota, U ^a   Rems, M ^c   Kosnik, M ^d   Kolmos, H Jorn ^e  

^a Regional Institute of Public Health Kranj   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c Regional Hospital of Jesenice   (Slovenia)

^d UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF RESPIRATORY AND ALLERGIC DISEASES   (Slovenia)

^e ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Detection of colonization; MRSA; Pooling; Surveillance cultures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIQUID CULTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PLATING MEDIUM; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUSPENSION; TRANSPORT MEDIUM;

AXILLA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; GROIN; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; NOSE; PHARYNX; SKIN; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 24644498163     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2005.01.032     Document Type: Article

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