title: Screening and isolation to control meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: sense, nonsense, and evidence.
authors.affiliation: Department I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany; German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF)-partner site Bonn-Cologne, Germany. Electronic address: g.faetkenheuer@uni-koeln.de.
authors.forename: Gerd
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fätkenheuer
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hirschel
authors.affiliation: Infection Control Program, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Harbarth
mesh_terms: D063373:Hand Hygiene / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D010356:Patient Isolation / Q000379:methods*; D011481:Protective Clothing; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission