155. Use of MRSA PCR and Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention to Limit Anti-MRSA Therapy in Respiratory Tract Infections at a Community Teaching Hospital

BACKGROUND: Patients admitted to the hospital with respiratory tract infections (RTIs) who are at risk for MRSA are often treated empirically with anti-MRSA agents such as vancomycin or linezolid. While pre-treatment respiratory culture is recommended, it is not always feasible. An alternate, more e...

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Autores principales: Politis, Paula A, Chen, Alice, Oravec, Michael J, England, Matthew, Tan, Michael, File, Thomas M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10677579/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad500.228

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