Feasibility of rapid polymerase chain reaction for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization among emergency department patients with abscesses

PURPOSE: In the era of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), clinicians face a difficult challenge when selecting antibiotics to treat abscesses. The lack of rapid diagnostics capable of identifying the causative organism often results in suboptimal antibiotic stew...

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Autores principales: Pulia, Michael S, Calderone, Mary, Hansen, Brad, Stake, Christine E, Cichon, Mark, Li, Zhanhai, Safdar, Nasia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4806814/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27147869
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OAEM.S50226

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