Negative Nasal Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Polymerase Chain Reaction Rules Out Future MRSA Infections in Severely Injured Trauma Patients.
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DOI: 10.1089/sur.2024.284
Abstract: Introduction: Studies have shown that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) swabs aid in de-escalating and decreasing the duration of antibiotic use in respiratory infections. However, the utility of MRSA PCR swabs is… read more here.
Keywords: severely injured; trauma patients; mrsa; mrsa pcr ... See more keywords
1489. Safety and Performance of a Pharmacist-Driven Nasal MRSA PCR Protocol for De-escalation of Empiric Vancomycin for Suspected Pneumonia at an Academic Medical Center
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.1670
Abstract: Limited published data supports the de-escalation of empiric anti-methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) antibiotics for suspected pneumonia upon negative nasal MRSA screening. Besides limited sample sizes, special populations, such as those who are immunocompromised and/or… read more here.
Keywords: vancomycin; pharmacist driven; mrsa pcr; nasal mrsa ... See more keywords
Nasal Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) PCR Testing Reduces the Duration of MRSA-Targeted Therapy in Patients with Suspected MRSA Pneumonia
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DOI: 10.1128/aac.02432-16
Abstract: ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of pharmacist-ordered methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) PCR testing on the duration of empirical MRSA-targeted antibiotic therapy in patients with suspected pneumonia. This is a… read more here.
Keywords: mrsa pcr; duration; pcr; pcr testing ... See more keywords