Usefulness of Previous Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Screening Results in Guiding Empirical Therapy for S Aureus Bacteremia
BACKGROUND: Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) is an important infection. Methicillin-resistant S aureus (MRSA) screening is performed on hospitalized patients for infection control purposes.
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: |
Anthony D Bai,
Lisa Burry,
Adrienne Showler,
Marilyn Steinberg,
Daniel Ricciuto,
Tania Fernandes,
Anna Chiu,
Sumit Raybardhan,
George A Tomlinson,
Chaim M Bell,
Andrew M Morris |
Format: | Article
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Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2015-01-01
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Series: | Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/212184
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