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Rapid diagnostic testing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage at different anatomical sites: costs and benefits of less extensive screening.

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1 Rapid diagnostic testing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage at different anatomical sites: costs and benefits of less extensive screening regimens  M.W.M. Wassenberg, J.A.J.W Kluytmans, R.W. Bosboom, A.G.M. Buiting, E.P.M. van Elzakker, W.J.G. Melchers, S.F.T. Thijsen, A. Troelstra, C.M.J.E Vandenbroucke-Grauls, C.E. Visser, A. Voss, P.F.G. Wolffs, M.W.H. Wulf, A.A. van Zwet, G.A. de Wit, M.J.M. Bonten  Clinical Microbiology and Infection  Volume 17, Issue 11, Pages (November 2011) DOI: /j x Copyright © 2011 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

2 FIG. 1 Costs per isolation day avoided for multiple site testing without conventional back-up cultures. RDT, rapid diagnostic testing. Clinical Microbiology and Infection  , DOI: ( /j x) Copyright © 2011 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

3 FIG. 2 Costs per isolation day avoided for RDT testing without back-up cultures using BD GeneOhm™ MRSA PCR (a), Xpert MRSA assay (b) and chromogenic agar (c). RDT, rapid diagnostic testing. Clinical Microbiology and Infection  , DOI: ( /j x) Copyright © 2011 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions


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