Role of nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus screening in the management of skin and soft tissue infections

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 657-659

  Schleyer, Anneliese M ^a   Jarman, Kenneth M ^b   Chan, Jeannie D ^b   Dellit, Timothy H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; nasal swabs; skin and soft tissue infections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PREDICTION; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL CAVITY; NASAL MUCOSA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957156157     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.01.012     Document Type: Article

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