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Delay between ICU admission and notification of test results: standard culture versus qMRSA |
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| Standard culture (phase I) |
Rapid qMRSA test (phase II) |
P |
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| n |
322 |
510 |
- |
| Time from admission to screening (hours) |
13.4 (4.8–21.6) |
6.3 (0.6–10.3) |
<0.001 |
| Time from screening to arrival in the lab (hours) |
3.2 (1.3–12.1) |
3.6 (1.1–10.9) |
0.82 |
| Time from receipt in the lab to result notification (hours) |
71.8 (47.9–94.6) |
7.2 (6.3–22.2) |
<0.001 |
| Total time (hours) |
93.1 (73.2–118.9) |
22.2 (16.7–27.6) |
<0.001 |
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Note that weekends and public holidays were not included. Values are expressed as median (interquartile range). ICU, intensive care unit; qMRSA, quick methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus screening. | |||
Harbarth et al. Critical Care 2006 10:R25 doi:10.1186/cc3982 |
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