Effect of the Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Polymerase Chain Reaction on Vancomycin Days and Clinical Outcomes in Pneumonia

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 guide antibiotic de-escalation. Despite increasing...

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Autores principales: Hendon, Natalie, Nelson, Brian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5630862/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1666

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5630862/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1666

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