Identifying antibiotic-resistant bacteria in hospitalized patients: what is the role of active-surveillance cultures?

Clin Chem. 2013 Nov;59(11):1556-60. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2012.201046. Epub 2013 Apr 24.
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MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Infections / diagnosis
  • Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Bacterial Infections / prevention & control*
  • Bacterial Infections / transmission
  • Bacteriological Techniques
  • Carrier State / diagnosis
  • Carrier State / microbiology
  • Cross Infection / diagnosis
  • Cross Infection / microbiology*
  • Cross Infection / prevention & control*
  • Cross Infection / transmission
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
  • Humans
  • Intensive Care Units
  • Mass Screening / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Mass Screening / methods