title: Targeted MRSA screening can be as effective as universal screening.
authors.affiliation: Health Protection Scotland, Glasgow G2 6QE, UK shona.cairns@nhs.net.
authors.forename: Shona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cairns
authors.affiliation: Health Protection Scotland, Glasgow G2 6QE, UK.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Packer
authors.affiliation: Health Protection Scotland, Glasgow G2 6QE, UK.
authors.forename: Jacqui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reilly
authors.affiliation: Scottish Government, HAI Policy Unit, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: Alistair
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leanord
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012606:Scotland; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*