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Use of MRSA Nasal Swab to Guide Empiric Antibiotic Treatment of Hospital Acquired or Community Acquired Pneumonia in a Pediatric Population

BACKGROUND: Current PIDS/IDSA guidelines recommend the use of MRSA empiric coverage in the case of hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP) and in community acquired pneumonia (CAP) if patients have risk factors or clinical characteristics consistent with MRSA infection. Retrospective studies in adult pati...

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Autores principales: Linfesty, Daniel, Manaloor, John
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/PMC5630895/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1300