Development of a Prediction Rule for Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusand Vancomycin-ResistantEnterococcusCarriage in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center Population
Authors:
- Diana Von SteinDSDiana Von Stein
- Kelly RichardsonKRKelly Richardson
- Joann PageJPJoann Page
- Sara MillerSMSara Miller
- Patricia WinokurPatricia Winokur
- Daniel DiekemaDaniel Diekema
- 1 October 2008
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- Vol. 29 (10) , 969-971
Abstract
A history of hospital admission in the prior year was the most sensitive predictor of methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureusor vancomycin-resistantEnterococcuscolonization 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.Keywords
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