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Screening for Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Shortly After Exposure May Lead to False-Negative Results
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2015
Abstract
We evaluated a double screening strategy for carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in patients exposed to a newly detected MRSA carrier. If the first screening of the exposed patient yielded negative results, screening was repeated 4 days later. This strategy detected 12 (28%) of the 43 new MRSA carriers identified during the study period. The results suggest that there is an incubation period before MRSA carriage is detectable.
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