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.

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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
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/212184
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spelling doaj-475629db1b9243349b85cecd3d9faf942021-07-02T05:05:07ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322015-01-0126420120610.1155/2015/212184Usefulness of Previous Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Screening Results in Guiding Empirical Therapy for S Aureus BacteremiaAnthony D Bai0Lisa Burry1Adrienne Showler2Marilyn Steinberg3Daniel Ricciuto4Tania Fernandes5Anna Chiu6Sumit Raybardhan7George A Tomlinson8Chaim M Bell9Andrew M Morris10Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, CanadaMount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaMount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaTrillium Health Partners, Mississauga, CanadaTrillium Health Partners, Mississauga, CanadaNorth York General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaMount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaMount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaBACKGROUND: Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) is an important infection. Methicillin-resistant S aureus (MRSA) screening is performed on hospitalized patients for infection control purposes.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/212184
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author 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
spellingShingle 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
Usefulness of Previous Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Screening Results in Guiding Empirical Therapy for S Aureus Bacteremia
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
author_facet 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
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title Usefulness of Previous Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Screening Results in Guiding Empirical Therapy for S Aureus Bacteremia
title_short Usefulness of Previous Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Screening Results in Guiding Empirical Therapy for S Aureus Bacteremia
title_full Usefulness of Previous Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Screening Results in Guiding Empirical Therapy for S Aureus Bacteremia
title_fullStr Usefulness of Previous Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Screening Results in Guiding Empirical Therapy for S Aureus Bacteremia
title_full_unstemmed Usefulness of Previous Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Screening Results in Guiding Empirical Therapy for S Aureus Bacteremia
title_sort usefulness of previous methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus screening results in guiding empirical therapy for s aureus bacteremia
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
issn 1712-9532
publishDate 2015-01-01
description BACKGROUND: Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) is an important infection. Methicillin-resistant S aureus (MRSA) screening is performed on hospitalized patients for infection control purposes.
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