Diagnostic accuracy of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization to predict methicillin-resistant S aureus soft tissue infections

Highlights • Nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus testing may be used to predict the microbiology of purulent soft tissue infections. • A positive nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) test makes an MRSA infection highly likely. • A negative nasal methicillin-resistan...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of infection control 2016-10, Vol.44 (10), p.1176-1177
Hauptverfasser:	Gunderson, Craig G., MD, Holleck, Jurgen L., MD, Chang, John J., MD, Merchant, Naseema, MD, Lin, Shin, MD, Gupta, Shaili, MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cohort Studies Connecticut - epidemiology Diagnostic tests Drug resistance Female Hospitalization Humans Infection Control Infectious Disease Male Methicillin - pharmacology Methicillin Resistance methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification Middle Aged Nasal Cavity - microbiology Nosocomial infections Patient admissions Prevalence Sensitivity and Specificity Soft Tissue Infections - epidemiology Soft Tissue Infections - microbiology Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology Staphylococcus infections
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus testing may be used to predict the microbiology of purulent soft tissue infections. • A positive nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) test makes an MRSA infection highly likely. • A negative nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) test only modestly lowers the risk of MRSA infection.
ISSN:	0196-6553 1527-3296
DOI:	10.1016/j.ajic.2016.03.039