Update on screening and clinical diagnosis of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 110-117

  Harbarth, Stephan ^a   Hawkey, Peter M ^b   Tenover, Fred ^c   Stefani, Stefania ^d   Pantosti, Annalisa ^e   Struelens, Marc J ^f  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c CEPHEID   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^e ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^f EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carriage; Clinical studies; Diagnostics; Economics; Infection; MRSA; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROL STRATEGY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CARRIER STATE; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 78751571189     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.10.022     Document Type: Article

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