Active Surveillance of the Trachea or Throat for MRSA Is More Sensitive than Nasal Surveillance and a Better Predictor of MRSA Infections among Patients in Intensive Care

Open Access

Peer-reviewed

Research Article

Hee-Chang Jang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Hee-Chang Jang, Ok-Ja Choi

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwang-ju, Republic of Korea
⨯
Ok-Ja Choi ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Hee-Chang Jang, Ok-Ja Choi

Affiliation Office for Infection Control, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwang-ju, Republic of Korea
⨯
Gwang-Sook Kim,

Affiliation Office for Infection Control, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwang-ju, Republic of Korea
⨯
Mi-Ok Jang,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwang-ju, Republic of Korea
⨯
Seung-Ji Kang,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwang-ju, Republic of Korea
⨯
Sook-In Jung,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwang-ju, Republic of Korea
⨯
Jong-Hee Shin,

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwang-ju, Republic of Korea
⨯
Byeong Jo Chun,

Affiliation Department of Emergency Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwang-ju, Republic of Korea
⨯
Kyung-Hwa Park

* E-mail: iammedkid@naver.com

Affiliations Department of Infectious Diseases, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwang-ju, Republic of Korea, Office for Infection Control, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwang-ju, Republic of Korea
⨯

Reader Comments (0)

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Is the Subject Area "Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Intensive care units
Is the Subject Area "Intensive care units" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Pneumonia
Is the Subject Area "Pneumonia" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Throat
Is the Subject Area "Throat" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Staphylococcal infection
Is the Subject Area "Staphylococcal infection" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Trachea
Is the Subject Area "Trachea" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Medical risk factors
Is the Subject Area "Medical risk factors" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Nosocomial infections
Is the Subject Area "Nosocomial infections" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.