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Wendt C et al. – The specificity was 99.8% for respiratory specimens and 100% for all others. The CMRSAII is a reliable screening medium for multiple specimen types. read more
Chang S et al. – Before any contact precautions can be implemented, newly identified MRSA carriers frequently have contaminated their environment with MRSA and have contamination of commonly examined skin sites. In hospitals that perform active surveillance, strategies are needed to minimize delays in screening or to preemptively identify patients at high risk for disseminating MRSA
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