Point-of-care universal screening for meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a cluster-randomized cross-over trial

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 245-252

  Wu, P J ^a   Jeyaratnam, D ^b   Tosas, O ^c   Cooper, B S ^c   French, G L ^a,d  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Point of care; Rapid screening; Screening

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ENGLAND; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POINT OF CARE SYSTEM; PROCEDURES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TIME FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CARRIER STATE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84994719647     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2016.08.017     Document Type: Article

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