Quantifying the impact of extranasal testing of body sites for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization at the time of hospital or intensive care unit admission.

McKinnell, James A; Huang, Susan S; Eells, Samantha J; Cui, Eric; Miller, Loren G

McKinnell, James A; Huang, Susan S; Eells, Samantha J; Cui, Eric; Miller, Loren G.

Affiliation

McKinnell JA; Infectious Disease Clinical Outcomes Research Unit, Division of Infectious Disease, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA. dr.mckinnell@yahoo.com

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ; 34(2): 161-70, 2013 Feb.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23295562

Subject(s)

Carrier State/diagnosis; Intensive Care Units; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/isolation & purification; Patient Admission; Staphylococcal Infections/diagnosis; Axilla/microbiology; Diagnostic Tests, Routine; Female; Humans; Male; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/growth & development; Nasal Cavity/microbiology; Oropharynx/microbiology; Rectum/microbiology; Staphylococcal Infections/epidemiology; Wounds and Injuries/microbiology

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Patient Admission / Staphylococcal Infections / Carrier State / Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Intensive Care Units Type of study: Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies / Systematic_reviews Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS / ENFERMAGEM / EPIDEMIOLOGIA / HOSPITAIS Year: 2013 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: United States

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