Evaluation of universal methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus screening using nasal polymerase chain reaction compared with nasal, axilla, and groin and throat and perianal cultures in a hospital setting

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1335-1337

  Win, Mar Kyaw ^a   Yung, Chee Fu ^a   Poh, Bee Fong ^a   Krishnan, Prabha Unny ^a   Seet, Swee Kai ^a   Leo, Yee Sin ^a   Ang, Brenda ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DERMATOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NOSE SMEAR; PERIANAL CULTURE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROAT CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; AXILLA; BACTERIAL LOAD; CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; GROIN; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; PHARYNX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887602963     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/673989     Document Type: Letter

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