Evaluation of screening risk and nonrisk patients for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on admission in an acute care hospital

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 411-415

  Creamer, Eilish ^a   Galvin, Sandra ^a   Dolan, Anthony ^a   Sherlock, Orla ^a   Dimitrov, Borislav D ^a   Fitzgerald Hughes, Deirdre ^a   Thomas, Toney ^b   Walsh, John ^b   Moore, Joan ^b   Smyth, Edmond G ^b   Shore, Anna C ^c   Sullivan, Derek ^c   Kinnevey, Peter ^c   O'Lorcain, Piaras ^d   Cunney, Robert ^d,e   Coleman, David C ^c   Humphreys, Hilary ^a,b  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d HEALTH PROTECTION SURVEILLANCE CENTRE   (Ireland)

^e CHILDREN S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Admission screening; Infection control; MRSA epidemiology; MRSA screening costs; Universal MRSA screening

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; GLYCOPEPTIDE; QUINOLONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARRIER STATE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84055167840     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.07.008     Document Type: Article

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