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. 2009 Apr;30(4):380-2.
doi: 10.1086/596045.

Surveillance cultures for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: diagnostic yield of anatomic sites and comparison of provider- and patient-collected samples

Ebbing Lautenbach  1 , Irving Nachamkin, Baofeng Hu, Neil O Fishman, Pam Tolomeo, Priya Prasad, Warren B Bilker, Theoklis E Zaoutis
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Surveillance cultures for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: diagnostic yield of anatomic sites and comparison of provider- and patient-collected samples

Ebbing Lautenbach et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Apr.

Abstract

We studied provider- and patient-collected samples from multiple anatomic sites to determine the yield for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Sampling of multiple sites was required to achieve a sensitivity of more than 90% for MRSA colonization. Groin and perineum samples yielded positive results significantly more often for community-onset MRSA than for hospital-onset MRSA. Agreement rates between provider- and patient-collected swab specimens were excellent.

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