Evaluating the probability of previously unknown carriage of MRSA at hospital admission

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 275.e15-

  Harbarth, Stephan ^a   Sax, Hugo ^a   Fankhauser Rodriguez, Carolina ^a   Schrenzel, Jacques ^a   Agostinho, Americo ^a   Pittet, Didier ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Admission; Infection control; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Prediction; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEPHALOSPORIN; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; URINE CATHETER;

EID: 32844465606     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.04.042     Document Type: Article

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