Development of a Prediction Rule for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusand Vancomycin-Resistant EnterococcusCarriage in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center Population

Autor: Riedel, Stefan, Stein, Diana Von, Richardson, Kelly, Page, Joann, Miller, Sara, Winokur, Patricia, Diekema, Daniel
Zdroj: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology; October 2008, Vol. 29 Issue: 10 p969-971, 3p
Abstrakt: A history of hospital admission in the prior year was the most sensitive predictor of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusor vancomycin-resistant Enterococcuscolonization at admission to a Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) but missed more than one-third of carriers and required screening more than one-half of admitted patients.
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