Development of a prediction rule for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus carriage in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center population

Stefan Riedel; Diana Von Stein; Kelly Richardson; Joann Page; Sara Miller; Patricia Winokur; Daniel Diekema

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Development of a prediction rule for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus carriage in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center population

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Development of a prediction rule for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus carriage in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center population

Stefan Riedel, Diana Von Stein, Kelly Richardson, Joann Page, Sara Miller, Patricia Winokur and Daniel Diekema

Infection control and hospital epidemiology, Vol.29(10), pp.969-971

10/2008

DOI: 10.1086/590662

PMID: 18702599

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Abstract

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.

United States

Carrier State - epidemiology

Predictive Value of Tests

Humans

Middle Aged

Carrier State - microbiology

Male

Enterococcus - isolation & purification

Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - microbiology

Female

Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology

Methicillin Resistance

Rectum - microbiology

Staphylococcus aureus - genetics

Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification

Hospitals, Veterans - statistics & numerical data

Vancomycin Resistance

Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - epidemiology

Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology

Staphylococcus aureus - classification

Nasal Cavity - microbiology

Aged

Enterococcus - drug effects

Patient Admission - statistics & numerical data

Staphylococcus aureus - drug effects

Enterococcus - classification

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Title: Subtitle: Development of a prediction rule for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus carriage in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center population
Creators: Stefan Riedel - Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
Diana Von Stein
Kelly Richardson
Joann Page
Sara Miller - Iowa City VA Health Care System
Patricia Winokur
Daniel Diekema
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Infection control and hospital epidemiology, Vol.29(10), pp.969-971
Publisher: United States
DOI: 10.1086/590662
PMID: 18702599
ISSN: 1559-6834
eISSN: 1559-6834
Language: English
Date published: 10/2008
Academic Unit: Infectious Diseases; Pathology; Medicine Administration; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9983986367302771

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