Empirical Anti-MRSA vs Standard Antibiotic Therapy and Risk of 30-Day Mortality in Patients Hospitalized for Pneumonia.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.7495
Abstract: Importance Use of empirical broad-spectrum antibiotics for pneumonia has increased owing to concern for resistant organisms, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The association of empirical anti-MRSA therapy with outcomes among patients with pneumonia is unknown,… read more here.
Keywords: therapy; mrsa therapy; empirical anti; anti mrsa ... 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