Re: is throat screening necessary to detect methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in patients upon admission to an intensive care unit?

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Caroline Marshall et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Nov.

. 2007 Nov;45(11):3855.

doi: 10.1128/JCM.01176-07. Epub 2007 Aug 29.

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Necessity of screening of both the nose and the throat to detect methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in patients upon admission to an intensive care unit.
Widmer AF, Mertz D, Frei R. Widmer AF, et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2008 Feb;46(2):835. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02276-07. J Clin Microbiol. 2008. PMID: 18252860 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Is throat screening necessary to detect methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in patients upon admission to an intensive care unit?
Harbarth S, Schrenzel J, Renzi G, Akakpo C, Ricou B. Harbarth S, et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Mar;45(3):1072-3. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02121-06. Epub 2007 Jan 17. J Clin Microbiol. 2007. PMID: 17229852 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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