title: Is throat screening necessary to detect methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in patients upon admission to an intensive care unit?
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Harbarth
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schrenzel
authors.forename: Gesuele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Renzi
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Akakpo
authors.forename: Bara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ricou
mesh_terms: D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008875:Middle Aged; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000382:microbiology; D010502:Perineum / Q000382:microbiology; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*