Predictive characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nares screening tests for methicillin resistance among S. aureus clinical isolates from hospitalized veterans

Teresa C. Fox; Paul Thuras; James R. Johnson

doi:10.1017/ice.2019.32

Predictive characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nares screening tests for methicillin resistance among S. aureus clinical isolates from hospitalized veterans

Teresa C. Fox, Paul Thuras, James R. Johnson

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For patients with possible Staphylococcus aureus infection, providers must decide whether to treat empirically for methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). Nares MRSA colonization screening tests could inform decisions regarding empiric MRSA-active antibiotic use.1,2.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	603-605
Number of pages	3
Journal	Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume	40
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2019.32
State	Published - May 1 2019

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Predictive characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nares screening tests for methicillin resistance among S. aureus clinical isolates from hospitalized veterans. / Fox, Teresa C.; Thuras, Paul; Johnson, James R.
In: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Vol. 40, No. 5, 01.05.2019, p. 603-605.

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Predictive characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nares screening tests for methicillin resistance among S. aureus clinical isolates from hospitalized veterans

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