Positive predictive value of the Xpert MRSA assay diagnostic for universal patient screening at hospital admission: Influence of the local ecology

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 873-880

  Roisin, S ^a   Laurent, C ^a   Nonhoff, C ^a   Deplano, A ^a   Hallin, M ^a   Byl, B ^a,b   Struelens, M J ^a,c   Denis, O ^b  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCCMEC GENE; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TURNAROUND TIME;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CARRIER STATE; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; NOSE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84861013896     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-011-1387-7     Document Type: Article

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