Effect on MRSA transmission of rapid PCR testing of patients admitted to critical care

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 24-28

  Cunningham, R ^a   Jenks, P ^a   Northwood, J ^a   Wallis, M ^a   Ferguson, S ^a   Hunt, S ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical care; MRSA; PCR; Screening

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; METICILLIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; RIFAMPICIN; TRICLOSAN; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TURNAROUND TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CARRIER STATE; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MASS SCREENING; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33845575032     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.09.019     Document Type: Article

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