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. 2008 Oct;29(10):969-71.
doi: 10.1086/590662.

Development of a prediction rule for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus carriage in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center population

Stefan Riedel  1 , Diana Von Stein, Kelly Richardson, Joann Page, Sara Miller, Patricia Winokur, Daniel Diekema
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Development of a prediction rule for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus carriage in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center population

Stefan Riedel et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Oct.

Abstract

A history of hospital admission in the prior year was the most sensitive predictor of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus colonization at admission to a Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) but missed more than one-third of carriers and required screening more than one-half of admitted patients.

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