Speed of molecular detection techniques for meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus admission screening in an acute care hospital

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 103-106

  Flore K ^a   Van den Abeele, A M ^a   Verschraegen, G ^b  

^a Department of Microbiology ^*  (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acute care hospital; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Polymerase chain reaction; Screening; Time analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING TEST; TIME;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CARRIER STATE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77952585200     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.02.023     Document Type: Article

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