Two studies feed the debate on active surveillance for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococci carriage: to screen or not to screen?

Editorial

Thomas R Talbot. J Infect Dis. 2007.

. 2007 Feb 1;195(3):314-7.

doi: 10.1086/510629. Epub 2006 Dec 27.

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Improving methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus surveillance and reporting in intensive care units.
Huang SS, Rifas-Shiman SL, Warren DK, Fraser VJ, Climo MW, Wong ES, Cosgrove SE, Perl TM, Pottinger JM, Herwaldt LA, Jernigan JA, Tokars JL, Diekema DJ, Hinrichsen VL, Yokoe DS, Platt R; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epicenters Program. Huang SS, et al. J Infect Dis. 2007 Feb 1;195(3):330-8. doi: 10.1086/510622. Epub 2006 Dec 27. J Infect Dis. 2007. PMID: 17205470
Improving the assessment of vancomycin-resistant enterococci by routine screening.
Huang SS, Rifas-Shiman SL, Pottinger JM, Herwaldt LA, Zembower TR, Noskin GA, Cosgrove SE, Perl TM, Curtis AB, Tokars JL, Diekema DJ, Jernigan JA, Hinrichsen VL, Yokoe DS, Platt R; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epicenters Program. Huang SS, et al. J Infect Dis. 2007 Feb 1;195(3):339-46. doi: 10.1086/510624. Epub 2006 Dec 27. J Infect Dis. 2007. PMID: 17205471