Rapid screening of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus using PCR and chromogenic agar: A prospective study to evaluate costs and effects

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1754-1761

  Wassenberg, M W M ^a   Kluytmans, J A J W ^b,c   Box, A T A ^a   Bosboom, R W ^d   Buiting, A G M ^e   Van Elzakker, E P M ^f   Melchers, W J G ^g   Van Rijen, M M L ^b   Thijsen, S F T ^h   Troelstra, A ^a   Vandenbroucke Grauls, C M J E ^c   Visser, C E ⁱ   Voss, A ^g,j   Wolffs, P F G ^k   Wulf, M W H ^g,l   Van Zwet, A A ^m   De Wit, G A ^a,n   Bonten, M J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d SLINGELAND HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e CPRLab   (Netherlands)

^f HAGA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^g RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^h DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY   (Netherlands)

ⁱ ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^j CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^k MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^l Stichting Laboratoria voor Pathologie en Medische Microbiologie   (Netherlands)

^m Alysis Zorggroep   (Netherlands)

ⁿ NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

Chromogenic agar; Cost analysis; MRSA; MRSA PCR; Rapid screening

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77955469098     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03210.x     Document Type: Article

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