Active Surveillance of the Trachea or Throat for MRSA Is More Sensitive than Nasal Surveillance and a Better Predictor of MRSA Infections among Patients in Intensive Care

BACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the most common causes of infection in the intensive care unit (ICU). Although surveillance culture for MRSA is recommended for ICU patients, no comparative study investigating the optimal sites and frequency of culture has bee...

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Autores principales: Jang, Hee-Chang, Choi, Ok-Ja, Kim, Gwang-Sook, Jang, Mi-Ok, Kang, Seung-Ji, Jung, Sook-In, Shin, Jong-Hee, Chun, Byeong Jo, Park, Kyung-Hwa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4049639/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24911358
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0099192

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