Impact of active screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and decolonization on MRSA infections, mortality and medical cost: a quasi-experimental study in surgical intensive care unit

INTRODUCTION: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a leading pathogen of healthcare-associated infections in intensive care units (ICUs). Prior studies have shown that decolonization of MRSA carriers is an effective method to reduce MRSA infections in ICU patients. However, there is...

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Autores principales: Lee, Yuarn-Jang, Chen, Jen-Zon, Lin, Hsiu-Chen, Liu, Hsin-Yi, Lin, Shyr-Yi, Lin, Hsien-Ho, Fang, Chi-Tai, Hsueh, Po-Ren
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4403941/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25882709
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-015-0876-y

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