Clinical effectiveness of rapid tests for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in hospitalized patients: A systematic review

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Polisena, Julie ^a   Chen, Stella ^a   Cimon, Karen ^a   McGill, Sarah ^a   Forward, Kevin ^b   Gardam, Michael ^c  

^a CANADIAN AGENCY FOR DRUGS AND TECHNOLOGIES IN HEALTH   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING TEST; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TURNAROUND TIME; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EVALUATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 83155191082     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-11-336     Document Type: Article

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