When Can a MRSA Nares Swab Guide Antibiotic Stewardship?: What the Nose Knows.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.6436
Abstract: This Clinical Insights discusses how the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nares swab may be used alongside disease prevalence and clinical factors to determine when MRSA coverage is needed for common inpatient infections. read more here.
Keywords: nares swab; guide antibiotic; antibiotic stewardship; stewardship nose ... See more keywords
P-2090. Using MRSA Nares PCR to Predict MRSA Purulent Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae631.2246
Abstract: Abstract Background Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) are divided into purulent vs non-purulent with the former necessitating the need for methicillin resistant staph aureus MRSA antimicrobial coverage per IDSA guidelines for management of SSTI.… read more here.
Keywords: ssti; mrsa nares; mrsa; culture ... See more keywords
Evaluation of Gram Stain-Guided Antibiotic Therapy for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia in Intensive Care Unit Patients
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DOI: 10.1177/08850666241254736
Abstract: Background: Despite high negative predictive values (NPVs) seen with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nares polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays, utilization of both respiratory sample Gram stain and MRSA nares PCR in patients with pneumonia may… read more here.
Keywords: mrsa nares; gram stain; culture; respiratory sample ... See more keywords