Effect of the Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Polymerase Chain Reaction on Vancomycin Days and Clinical Outcomes in Pneumonia
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1666
Abstract: Abstract Background Previous studies have demonstrated that the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) nasal polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay has a high negative predictive value for MRSA pneumonia, and that a negative result may be used to… read more here.
Keywords: vancomycin; nasal pcr; mrsa nasal; pcr assay ... See more keywords
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in people living with HIV and healthy people in Kathmandu, Nepal
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DOI: 10.2144/fsoa-2021-0103
Abstract: Aim: This study aimed to compare methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal colonization in people living with HIV (PLHIV) and healthy people from Kathmandu. Methods: MRSA isolated from 400 nasal swabs was screened using a cefoxitin… read more here.
Keywords: colonization; staphylococcus aureus; mrsa nasal; nasal colonization ... See more keywords
Evaluation of the Negative Predictive Value of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Swab Screening in the Medical Intensive Care Units and Its Effect on Antibiotic Duration
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DOI: 10.2147/idr.s351832
Abstract: Background In addition to active surveillance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carrier, MRSA nasal screening can be valuable for antibiotic de-escalation. This study aimed to assess the correlations between the MRSA nasal swab and subsequent… read more here.
Keywords: nasal swab; mrsa nasal; value; duration ... See more keywords
Implementation of MRSA Nasal Swabs as an Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention to Decrease Anti-MRSA Therapy in COVID-19 Infection
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DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12020253
Abstract: In the early stages of treating patients with SARS-CoV-2, limited information was available to guide antimicrobial stewardship interventions. The COVID-19 Task Force and Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee, at a 988-bed academic medical center, implemented the use… read more here.
Keywords: mrsa therapy; anti mrsa; antimicrobial stewardship; mrsa nasal ... See more keywords