title: Is universal screening of children for nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization necessary on hospital admission?
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA.
authors.forename: Tricia
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Thomson
authors.forename: Troy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takagishi
authors.forename: Jorge P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Parada
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schreckenberger
authors.forename: Violet
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rekasius
authors.forename: Malliswari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Challapalli
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000458:organization & administration; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D018580:Mandatory Testing / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000382:microbiology*; D010343:Patient Admission; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control