… If the RR was not directly available, it was calculated by dividing the absolute risk in PCR-screened
patients by the absolute risk in control patients. A p value of less than 0·05 was used …

… The interventions compared in this meta-analysis were surveillance for screening of nasal
carriers of S. aureus, prophylactic treatment/decolonization to control cross-transmission, and …

… MRSA surveillance for a limited patient population (eg, screening patients admitted to the
ICU) … expanded to a larger population (eg, screening patients admitted to all acute care units). …

… methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus screening is generally acceptable to patients
as a regular patient safety initiative, to enhance the quality of the patient experience, clinicians …

… Admission screening during the intervention periods identified a total … patients among 10
193 screened patients (5.1%). Preadmission screening in the outpatient clinics and screening …

… of screening for nasal carriage of S. aureus and subsequent decolonization of positive patients
pre… Pre-operative screening, using culture- or molecular-based methods, and subsequent …

… observational study of screening nonrisk patients ≤72 hours of admission compared with
only screening patients with risk factors … We also assessed the costs of screening both groups. …

… in the previous 3 months, were screened for MRSA within 72 hours of … screening using
standard laboratory methods. Laboratory and nursing costs associated with screening patients for …

… (22%) of IE in SAB patients when systematic screening with echocardiography was applied.
This finding is of clinical importance, as S. aureus IE is a potentially lethal infection that is …

… Background: Screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is intended
… by identifying patients colonized by MRSA. Given the widespread use of this screening, we …