Wide variation in screening for infection is found in hospital ICUs according to research by Associate Research Scientist, Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz and published in <em>American Journal of Infection Control.</em>

"More than half of hospitals don't screen all ICU patients for MRSA"

From ama-assn.org, amednews.com, October 31, 2012

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Until stronger evidence emerges of a clear benefit from universal screening, infection-control directors should evaluate their local circumstances when deciding how to proceed, said Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz, PhD, MPH, the study's lead author.

 

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American Journal of Infection Control abstract