Can the use of a rapid polymerase chain screening method decrease the incidence of nosocomial meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus?

Mamoon Al-deyab; Carmel Hughes; M.P. Kearney; M.G. Scott; Michael Tunney; Deirdre Gilpin; M.J. Devine; J.D. Watson; A. Gardiner; C. Funston; K. Savage; James McElnay

Can the use of a rapid polymerase chain screening method decrease the incidence of nosocomial meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus?

Mamoon Al-deyab
, Carmel Hughes
, M.P. Kearney
, M.G. Scott
, Michael Tunney
, Deirdre Gilpin
, M.J. Devine
, J.D. Watson
, A. Gardiner
, C. Funston
, K. Savage
, James McElnay

School of Pharmacy

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	22-28
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Hospital Infection
Volume	71
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - Jan 2009

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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title = "Can the use of a rapid polymerase chain screening method decrease the incidence of nosocomial meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus?",

author = "Mamoon Al-deyab and Carmel Hughes and M.P. Kearney and M.G. Scott and Michael Tunney and Deirdre Gilpin and M.J. Devine and J.D. Watson and A. Gardiner and C. Funston and K. Savage and James McElnay",

year = "2009",

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