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Table 2 Delay between ICU admission and notification of test results: standard culture versus qMRSA

From: Evaluation of rapid screening and pre-emptive contact isolation for detecting and controlling methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in critical care: an interventional cohort study

 

Standard culture (phase I)

Rapid qMRSA test (phase II)

P

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

  1. 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.
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