Rapid molecular detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A cost-effective tool for infection control in critical care?

Critical Care

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Struelens, Marc J ^a   Denis, Olivier ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NOTE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; ECONOMICS; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34447619897     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc4855     Document Type: Note

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