Diagnostic accuracy of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization to predict methicillin-resistant S aureus soft tissue infections
Gunderson CG, Holleck JL, Chang JJ, Merchant N, Lin S, Gupta S. Diagnostic accuracy of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization to predict methicillin-resistant S aureus soft tissue infections. American Journal Of Infection Control 2016, 44: 1176-1177. PMID: 27311510, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.03.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCohort StudiesConnecticutFemaleHospitalizationHumansMaleMethicillinMethicillin ResistanceMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMiddle AgedNasal CavityPrevalenceSensitivity and SpecificitySoft Tissue InfectionsStaphylococcal InfectionsConceptsSoft tissue infectionsMRSA infectionTissue infectionsPrevalence populationsMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonizationMRSA soft tissue infectionsStaphylococcus aureus nasal colonizationHigh-prevalence populationsLow-prevalence populationsPositive likelihood ratioNegative likelihood ratioNasal MRSALikelihood ratioNasal colonizationClinical utilityInfectionDiagnostic accuracyAdmissionHospitalPopulationMRSAPrevalence