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Is Throat Screening Necessary to Detect MRSA Colonization Upon Admission?

Harbarth S, Schrenzel J, Akakpo C, Renzi G, Ricou B

From the Divisions of Infection Control, Clinical Microbiology and Intensive Care,University of Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.

In the September 2006 issue of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Nilsson and Ripa reported interesting study results about the potential value of throat screening to detect Staphylococcus aureus colonization in hospitalized patients and healthcare workers (3). ...

Published 18 January 2007 in J Clin Microbiol.
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