Nasal Swab Screening for Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>—How Well Does It Perform? A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Nasal swabbing is the standard method in many locations for MRSA screening. Its diagnostic efficiency in practice appears to be limited, however, and the resource implications of multiple body site screening have to be balanced against a potential clinical benefit whose magnitude and nature remains unclear.