Surveillance Cultures for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Diagnostic Yield of Anatomic Sites and Comparison of Provider- and Patient-Collected Samples

We studied provider- and patient-collected samples from multiple anatomic sites to determine yield for detecting MRSA. Sampling multiple sites was required to achieve a sensitivity <90% for MRSA colonization. Groin and perineum samples were significantly more often positive in community-onset MRS...

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Main Authors: Lautenbach, Ebbing, Nachamkin, Irving, Hu, Baofeng, Fishman, Neil O., Tolomeo, Pam, Prasad, Priya, Bilker, Warren B., Zaoutis, Theoklis E.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2665909/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19239378
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1086/596045
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