A study of the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of MRSA screening and monitoring on surgical wards using a new, rapid molecular test (EMMS)

BACKGROUND: MRSA is a significant contributor to prolonged hospital stay, poor clinical outcome and increased healthcare costs amongst surgical patients. A PCR test has been developed for rapid detection of MRSA in nasal swabs. The aims of this study are (1) to estimate the effectiveness of screenin...

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Autores principales: Hardy, Katherine J, Szczepura, Ala, Davies, Ruth, Bradbury, Andrew, Stallard, Nigel, Gossain, Savita, Walley, Paul, Hawkey, Peter M
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
Materias:
Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2093934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17915008
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-7-160

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2093934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17915008
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-7-160

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