Nasal swab screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: how well does it perform? A cross-sectional study

Ann Matheson; Peter Christie; Traiani Stari; Kim Kavanagh; Ian M. Gould; Robert Masterton; Jacqui Reilly

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Nasal swab screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: how well does it perform? A cross-sectional study

Ann Matheson, Peter Christie, Traiani Stari, Kim Kavanagh, Ian M. Gould, Robert Masterton, Jacqui Reilly

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the proportion of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) detections identified by nasal swabbing using agar culture in comparison with multiple body site testing using agar and nutrient broth culture. Patients in the study were adult patients admitted to 36 general specialty wards of 2 large hospitals in Scotland.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	803-808
Number of pages	6
Journal	Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume	33
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/666639
Publication status	Published - Aug 2012

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MRSA
hospital infection
infection screening

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Matheson, A., Christie, P., Stari, T., Kavanagh, K., Gould, I. M., Masterton, R., & Reilly, J. (2012). Nasal swab screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: how well does it perform? A cross-sectional study. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 33(8), 803-808. https://doi.org/10.1086/666639

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