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1451. Predictive Values of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Nasal Swab PCR Assay for MRSA Pneumonia
BACKGROUND: The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has being linked to over 80,000 severe infections and 11,000 deaths per year. Due to this concern, patients are commonly and overly started on empiric MRSA-targeted antimicrobial agents....
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6252713/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1282 |