Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 2008 · 22 citations · 9 references
Life SciencesInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyAntimicrobial ResistanceEpidemiologyMedical MicrobiologyAntibiotic ResistanceBacterial InfectionsHealthcare-associated Infection PreventionHealthcare-associated InfectionsInfectious Disease ScreeningNosocomial Infection EpidemiologyEnterococcus ResistanceInfection Risk PredictionInfection Risk ScreeningPredictionResistance Risk PredictionRisk Stratification For ResistanceRule-based Prediction ModelsVancomycin-resistant Enterococci
A history of hospital admission in the prior year was the most sensitive predictor of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus colonization 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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Matthieu Eveillard, Arnaud de Lassence, Evelyne Lancien et al. · Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 2006 · 108 citations