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标题：Research Note: Predicting MRSA Colonization of the Hospitalized Patient on Admission
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作者：Rocco J. Perla ; Gail E. Cormier ; Eric L. Knutson 等
期刊名称：American Journal of Infectious Diseases
印刷版ISSN：1553-6203
出版年度：2007
卷号：3
期号：1
页码：15-16
DOI：10.3844/ajidsp.2007.15.16
语种：English
出版社：Science Publications
摘要：The primary aim of this brief and exploratory study was to examine the ability of two Infection Control Practitioners in a medium size community hospital to effectively predict the MRSA colonization status of patients on admission compared to a standard MRSA screen in real time using only their clinical judgment and review of selected hospital documents. Sensitivity and specificity results for the clinical prediction of MRSA were 0.88 (95% CI, 0.64
关键词：decision-making; infection control; MRSA; prediction