title: Identifying antibiotic-resistant bacteria in hospitalized patients: what is the role of active-surveillance cultures?
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Departments of Medicine and Laboratory Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA;
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Sandora
authors.forename: Susan A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Dolan
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Harbarth
authors.forename: Susan S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Alexander J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: McAdam
authors.forename: Aaron M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Milstone
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002353:Carrier State / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods