Implementation of a universal admission surveillance and decolonization program for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) reduces the number of MRSA and total number of S. aureus isolates reported by the clinical laboratory.

Implementation of a universal admission surveillance and decolonization program for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) reduces the number of MRSA and total number of S. aureus isolates reported by the clinical laboratory. J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Nov; 47(11):3749-52.

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subject areas

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Carrier State
Diagnostic Tests, Routine
Humans
Incidence
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Nasal Cavity
Staphylococcal Infections