title: Development of a prediction rule for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus carriage in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center population.
abstract: A history of hospital admission in the prior year was the most sensitive predictor of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus colonization at admission to a Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) but missed more than one-third of carriers and required screening more than one-half of admitted patients.
authors.affiliation: Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Riedel
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Von Stein
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: Joann
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Page
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Winokur
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Diekema
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008875:Middle Aged; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000382:microbiology; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012007:Rectum / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014481:United States; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance