1809. Improved Vancomycin Utilization With Rapidly Available Xpert MRSA/SA BC PCR and Microbiologist Case Review

BACKGROUND: Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections are life threatening, and are empirically treated with vancomycin. Our objective was to assess the impact of a rapidly available PCR for methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) on the amount and duration of vancomycin use in methicillin-sensiti...

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Autores principales: Li, Lisa, Calissi, Piera, Blondel-Hill, Edith, Wang, Bing, Wilmer, Amanda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6253897/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1465

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6253897/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1465

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