Universal Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus at Hospital Admission and Nosocomial Infection in Surgical Patients
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- 12 March 2008
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 299 (10) , 1149-1157
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.299.10.1149
Abstract
Carriage of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) places patients at high risk of infection.1,2 Early identification of patients colonized with MRSA and subsequent prevention of patient-to-patient spread through infection control measures are believed to be potent interventions to control MRSA.3 In addition, rapid MRSA screening of surgical patients may decrease MRSA infections by facilitating appropriate selection of antibiotic agents for preoperative prophylaxis.4Keywords
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